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title: Sexual Harrasment Training Required by October 1, 2020
description: Insurance Agent CT, Insurance agency Connecticut
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# Sexual Harrasment Training Required by October 1, 2020

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Connecticut state law requires most employees in the state to complete sexual harassment prevention training. Employees must take a mandatory training course by **Thursday, Oct. 1, 2020,** in order to comply with the new law. You and your employees must comply with this new law if you do any business in Connecticut.

Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) — a type of liability insurance covering wrongful acts arising from the employment process. The most frequent types of claims covered under such policies include: wrongful termination, discrimination, sexual harassment, and retaliation. In addition, the policies cover claims from a variety of other types of inappropriate workplace conduct, including (but not limited to) employment-related: defamation, invasion of privacy, failure to promote, deprivation of a career opportunity, and negligent evaluation.

Does your company carry Employment Practices Liability Insurance? Please call our agency to learn more about this valuable coverage.

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