Companies Should Take Proper Measures to Avoid Workplace Discrimination

March 19, 2014 - PRLog -- Even more compelling is the fact that statistically speaking, a company with 100 employees can expect to be faced with an employment practices-related lawsuit once every three years.

These facts show the increasing importance of reducing work-related discrimination incidents. Companies who take strides to implement measures to prevent discrimination reduce their chances of being faced with a lawsuit.

Besides a reduction in lawsuits, taking steps to combat discrimination in the workplace has additional benefits as well: actively combating discrimination in the workplace can help to reduce liability in case of a lawsuit.

“In case of a lawsuit, employers who take steps to prevent discrimination and work hard to eliminate it, may be held less liable,” says Hursh.

According to Hursh, important measures that companies should take to help reduce the chance of lawsuits include creating antidiscrimination policies, educating employees on antidiscrimination policies, and holding manages accountable for creating anti-discriminatory work environments.

“Encourage managers to clamp down on the first signs of discrimination. Effective managers can help to prevent discrimination even more than a policy,” says Hursh.

With any large company though, there is always the potential for a lawsuit –no matter how diligent that company may be. To help protect their assets, employers should ensure that they have adequate insurance policies in place.

“Companies can protect themselves from discrimination or wrongful termination lawsuits by taking proactive measures to combat discrimination in the workplace, and by taking out liability insurance coverage,” says Hursh.

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