Labor/Employment,
Insurance
Sep. 29, 2015
Policies actually might cover wage and hour lawsuit
Wage and hour class actions can be costly to defend and can subject employers to substantial exposure in the form of settlements and judgments, but they may be able to defray expenses with their EPL policies.
Shaun H. Crosner
Partner
Pasich LLP
Phone: (424) 313-7844
Email: scrosner@pasichllp.com
Shaun represents insureds in complex insurance matters.
Wage and hour class actions can be costly to defend and can subject employers to substantial exposure in the form of settlements and judgments. However, employers may be able to defray some or all of these expenses with frequently overlooked assets: their employment practices liability (EPL) insurance policies. Although EPL insurers often contest or deny coverage for wage and hour lawsuits, their positions are not always well-founded. Indeed, a n...
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