Employer’s liability insurance is a coverage that helps pay a business owner’s costs related to a lawsuit resulting from an employee’s work-related injury or illness. Without employer’s liability insurance, you’d have to pay for these legal costs out of pocket, which can get very expensive. Typically, this coverage is part of a workers’ compensation insurance policy. But in monopolistic states, business owners may have to get it separately.
Small business owners need employer’s liability insurance because it helps protect them from lawsuits related to employee work-related injuries or illnesses. Without this insurance, your business would be responsible for legal costs, such as:
Most states require employers to carry workers’ compensation insurance. This provides employees benefits to help them recover from work-related injuries or illnesses, helping cover their costs for:
However, employees can sue their employers if they feel like the workers’ compensation benefits were adequate. This is where employer’s liability insurance comes in. If an employee sues their employer, it can help cover the legal costs.
In most cases, employer’s liability coverage is part of a workers’ compensation insurance policy. But for employers in monopolistic states who get workers’ compensation coverage through a state fund, employer’s liability insurance isn’t included in their policy. Businesses in these four states must buy a separate policy:
No, employer’s liability insurance isn’t the same as workers’ compensation. When it comes to employer’s liability vs. workers’ comp, you can think of it this way:
Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) is different from employer’s liability insurance. EPLI helps protect a business owner from employment-related claims, such as:
Employer’s liability coverage helps protect a business owner from lawsuits and claims related to an employee injury or illness due to their work.
Many business owners will find employer’s liability insurance in their workers’ compensation insurance policy. But if you got workers’ compensation coverage through a state fund, you can get employer’s liability insurance as a separate policy. You can typically get this coverage by adding an endorsement to your general liability insurance policy.
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