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title: "What Insurance Covers Employee Lawsuits?"
description: "EPLI is designed for covered employment-practices claims, while general liability usually does not cover employee lawsuits."
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- [Employment practices liability](https://thegeneralaverage.com/coverage/employment-practices) — related coverage guide

# What Insurance Covers Employee Lawsuits?

EPLI is designed for covered employment-practices claims, while general liability usually does not cover employee lawsuits.

A single employee complaint can allege discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or wrongful termination. EPLI is the policy to review for those claims; the complaint’s allegations may trigger different exclusions, sublimits, or retentions.

Check who qualifies as a claimant, defense-cost treatment, reporting deadlines, and the specific exclusions in your quote. General liability is not a substitute for employment-practices coverage.

## More Questions About Employment Practices Liability Insurance

- [What Insurance Covers Wrongful Termination?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/what-insurance-covers/wrongful-termination)
- [What Insurance Covers Discrimination Claims?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/what-insurance-covers/discrimination-claims)
- [What Insurance Covers Sexual Harassment Claims?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/what-insurance-covers/sexual-harassment-claims)
- [What Insurance Covers Employee Theft and Embezzlement?](https://thegeneralaverage.com/insurance-faq/what-insurance-covers/what-insurance-covers-employee-theft)

## Coverage Guides Related to Employment Practices Liability Insurance

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

## Sources for Employment Practices Liability Insurance Answers

1. [Commercial general liability insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/commercial-general-liability-insurance). Insurance Information Institute; Coverage A: Bodily Injury and Property Damage Liability; Purchasing commercial general liability insurance; Directors and Officers liability. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Harassment](https://www.eeoc.gov/harassment). U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Harassment; Employer Liability for Harassment. Accessed 2026-09-25.
3. [Employment Practices Liability Solution](https://www.abais.com/docs/default-source/small-business/epl/epli-policy-specimen.pdf). Great American Insurance Company; specimen hosted by ABA Insurance Services; Wage and Hour Violations endorsement, PDF pp.18–19. Accessed 2026-09-25.

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