Continuing Education Credits

This course is approved for 2HR CE Credits for BC, AB, SK, MB and ON (technical).

Course Objectives

By the time you’ve completed this course you’ll be equipped to:

  • Explain what Employment Practices Liability insurance is, why it’s important and who needs it

  • Determine who and what is covered, and what is not covered by EPLI

  • Illustrate how third-party EPLI works

  • Describe what happens in the event of an EPLI claim

  • Advise on current trends and what to keep in mind when buying EPLI

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Employment Practices Liability Insurance 101 ("EPLI 101")

    2. Course Resources

    1. Introduction & Objectives

    2. What is EPLI?

    3. Who's an injured party?

    4. Key Coverages in EPLI

    5. The evolving nature of employment practices liability

    6. How jurisdictional differences impact EPLI

    7. Quiz - The Basics of EPLI

    1. How does EPLI coverage work? Introduction

    2. Who is covered by an EPLI policy?

    3. What is covered by EPLI?

    4. What is covered? Discrimination & Harassment

    5. What is covered? Dismissal & Retaliation

    6. What is covered? Invasion of Privacy & Negligent Hiring

    7. What is covered? Wage & Hour

    8. What is covered? Third-Party EPLI

    9. Moral Hazard

    10. What is not covered by an EPLI policy?

    11. Quiz - Understanding EPLI

    1. EPLI Claims - Introduction

    2. What constitutes a claim in EPLI? Elements of a claim

    3. What is "wrongful act"?

    4. What is "claim"?

    5. What is "loss"?

    6. When to report a claim?

    7. Why should claims be reported as soon as practicable?

    8. Key considerations on EPLI claims

    9. Reporting a potential claim

    10. How EPLI claims are handled?

    11. Resolving EPLI Claims - Tribunals & Courts

    12. Quiz - In the event of an EPLI claim

    1. A Buyer's Guide to Employment Practices Liability - Introduction

    2. What to do before buying EPLI?

    3. Know why you need EPLI

    4. Selecting an insurer

    5. Understanding EPLI Basics: Stand-Alone or Combined Policy?

    6. Understanding EPLI Basics: Policy Period, Extended Reporting Period & Geographical location

    7. What to buy? A look at the insuring agreements in an EPLI policy

    8. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: Liability limits and sublimits

    9. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: retention or deductible

    10. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: Reporting and Notice

    11. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: Changes in Exposure and Cancellation

    12. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: Arbitration, Subrogation and Other Insurance

    13. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: Defence and Settlement

    14. Policy declarations and general terms and conditions: Representation and Severability

    15. Quiz - Buyers Guide

    1. Current trends - Introduction

    2. #MeToo Movement

    3. Gender identity & washroom access

    4. Cannabis legalization

    5. Covid 19 Pandemic

    6. Remote Working

    7. Quiz - Current trends impacting EPLI

About this course

  • 57 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content
  • 2 Hours of CE Credits (technical)

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