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title: "Does D&O Cover Employment Lawsuits?"
description: "Only partly—D&O may respond to covered claims naming leaders, but EPLI is designed for employment allegations."
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page-type: "faq-question"
updated-at: "2026-09-25"
faq-topic: "employment-practices"
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## Agent Guide

**What this page is:** Direct, cited answer to the question "Does D&O Cover Employment Lawsuits?" within the Employment Practices FAQ topic.

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- Does D&O Cover Employment Lawsuits?

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**Related pages:**
- [Employment Practices FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices) — parent topic
- [Business Insurance FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq) — grandparent hub
- [EPLI vs. D&O: How Do They Differ?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/epli-vs-d-o) — related question
- [EPLI vs. Workers’ Compensation: How Do They Differ?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/epli-vs-workers-comp) — related question
- [EPLI vs. General Liability: How Do They Differ?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/epli-vs-general-liability) — related question
- [What Does EPLI Cover?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/what-does-epli-cover) — related question
- [Employment practices liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/employment-practices) — related coverage guide
- [Directors and officers](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/directors-officers) — related coverage guide

# Does D&O Cover Employment Lawsuits?

Only partly—D&O may respond to covered claims naming leaders, but EPLI is designed for employment allegations.

Check the D&O employment exclusion and any carve-back; buy EPLI for discrimination, harassment, and termination claims.

## More Questions About Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)

- [EPLI vs. D&O: How Do They Differ?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/epli-vs-d-o)
- [EPLI vs. Workers’ Compensation: How Do They Differ?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/epli-vs-workers-comp)
- [EPLI vs. General Liability: How Do They Differ?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/epli-vs-general-liability)
- [What Does EPLI Cover?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices/what-does-epli-cover)

## Coverage Related to Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI)

- [Employment practices liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/employment-practices)
- [Directors and officers](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/directors-officers)

## Sources for This Answer

1. [Employment Practices Liability Insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/employment-practices-liability-insurance). Insurance Information Institute; Opening; What EPLI covers; Steps to limit employment liability risk. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Directors and Officers Insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/directors-and-officers-insurance). Insurance Information Institute; What D&O covers; What’s excluded. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) FAQ](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/employment-practices).

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