Given that human rights judges can make any award apart from
legal fees to remedy discrimination, the possibility of an employee
bringing a claim before the Human Rights Tribunal is an important
reason for employers to have employment practices liability (EPL)
coverage. Some of the available remedies at the Human Rights
Tribunal are mandatory reinstatement with back pay, general damages
for discrimination, wage loss recovery, forced sensitivity courses,
and human rights training. This paper will examine Human Rights
Tribunal cases that emphasize the importance of EPL coverage.
Cases Involving an Employer's Failure to
Investigate
One of the benefits of EPL coverage is that it can protect
employers from Human Rights Tribunal cases involving the
employer's failure to investigate.
