EPLI Claims Administration

The EEOC fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. On March 11, 2009, the EEOC announced that it received over 95,000 discrimination claims during its 2008 fiscal year. Race was the most frequent basis for complaints, accounting for 35.6 percent of all claims received. Retaliation was the second most frequent basis, up 22.6 percent from the previous year. Bashen offers “Apex Alliance” to effectively manage the rising number of insured claims. Bashen's EPL Claims Administration Services include:

• Agency Charges
• Attorney Demand Letters
• Risk Management & HR Consulting
• Diversity Panel Counsel

Why Bashen Corporation?

• Experience – Very few, if any, law firms or panel counsel have Bashen's experience. Bashen has investigated nearly 18,000 EEO claims. There is simply no substitute for this type of experience. Bashen has fostered productive relationships with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and state agencies nationally, and Bashen has been an invited speaker at EEOC-sponsored conferences.



• Expertise – Bashen’s services and results are unparalleled; Bashen is recognized as “best in class.” We possess a unique understanding of the EEO administrative process and we use this knowledge to mitigate or eliminate risks.



• Staff – Bashen’s diverse consultant staff members are knowledgeable lawyers or human resource personnel with an emphasis on fair employment practices laws. They are highly trained fact-finders, claims managers, and negotiators who understand that the ultimate objective is to eliminate risk through agency dismissals, conciliations, or settlements.



• National Representation – Bashen has successfully represented carriers and insureds nationally.



• Risk Management Services – Bashen provides employee handbooks, training, human resource audits, risk assessments, expert testimony, ADR, affirmative action plan preparation, and a web-based 1-800 hotline.



• Conflict of Interest – Attorneys who conduct administrative investigations may be deemed fact witnesses when lawsuits are filed, and could be prevented from providing legal representation. This conflict is never applicable to Bashen.



• Cost – Bashen offers a flat rate per claim and guarantees to charge less than law firms for equivalent services performed by comparable personnel.



• Patented Software – Bashen is the only company with patented web-based EEO claims management software. LinkLine greatly enhances efficiencies and stores valuable claims data. Designated users may generate myriad reports that are derived from an insured’s claims history.