06/03/2026
Employment-related claims are one of the more underestimated risks for growing businesses, and labor laws can vary dramatically from state to state.
These claims can even surface in well-run operations, particularly for business owners managing teams across multiple states. One entrepreneur settled a $60,000 class action over unenforced bathroom breaks at a California call center. Not a bad actor. Just a missed policy requirement in a state with specific labor laws.
Employer Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) exists for these kinds of situations: sometimes the greatest liability exposure isn’t fraud or misconduct, but simply not realizing how quickly employment risk can grow.
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