Although insurers haven't noticed a sharp hike in loss payments yet, that might change soon. Regardless of COVID-19, we've seen EPLI premiums and retention steadily rise with general social inflation, particularly in litigious. (Credit: OleksSH/Shutterstock) Although insurers haven't noticed a sharp hike in loss payments yet, that might change soon. Regardless of COVID-19, we've seen EPLI premiums and retention steadily rise with general social inflation, particularly in litigious. (Credit: OleksSH/Shutterstock)

Despite this country's long history of vaccine mandates dating back to George Washington, it's often a thorny legal issue to navigate in the U.S. Unfortunately, when health requirements impact companies, head-to-head battles between employers and employees can quickly follow.

In these situations, employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) works to protect employers against employment-related lawsuits. With the Biden Administration's recent vaccine mandate in mind, here are several EPLI considerations to mull over as they relate to companies nationwide.

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