Protect your small business from claims of

Disability Discrimination

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In 2015 the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission2:

2,941Settled

$128.7MRecorded

26,968Received

The U.S. has...

56.8 millionsmall business employees1

5.8 millionsmall businesses1

and

Train

managers and employeesin applicable laws andpolicies

Follow

changes and updatesin laws and employmentregulations

Cover

your business withEmployment PracticesLiability (EPL) insurance

Sources: 1 U.S. Census Bureau2 EEOC 2015 Charge Statistics3 HSB Claims Data

These types of claims are frequently made against employers.

The costs can be high3:

A successful legaldefense averages

$10k

Losing a claimaverages

$27k–$50k

How can you protect your small business from disability discrimination claims?

It’s when employees or applicants allege they were treated di�erently because of their disability.

Which means a lot of potential for disability discriminationclaims against small businesses.

What’sdisabilitydiscrimination?

Paying for disability claims like these could be a significantfinancial hit for a small employer.

disability discriminationclaims

monetary benefitsfor disability discrimination

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