PREVENTING AND INVESTIGATING: Employment Practices Liability Claims.(Brief Article)

"Our people are our greatest asset."

So intones the annual report, corporate mission statement and stem-winders from countless CEOs everywhere. While employees might be a company's greatest asset, from a legal liability standpoint, they occasionally become its greatest tort headache. Employment practices liability (EPL) claims are burgeoning.

Bear in mind that employment practices liability covers a wide stretch of waterfront. Thus, no one single template or checklist can address every situation. EPL includes a wide range of torts, including wrongful dischar