The key question is not if but when a company will face an employment allegation. Given the staggering costs of employment litigation, a company needs to make sure its employment practices are sound and defensible. Armed with Chubb s employment practices loss prevention services, a company can be prepared for a lawsuit in advance. However, for the first time in the company s history, its future viability is threatened. The company must lay off 400 employees in the next 90 days.
Management needs expert advice and counsel now .
Expert employment attorneys for advice on how to train managers on communicating the layoff to employees. Employment consultants to prepare explanatory communications to those employees being terminated. A labor statistician to analyze the impact of the layoff on the workforce to determine if, at a later date, if the action could be perceived as discriminatory. With the advice of these experts, the company is better prepared to address the layoff. The labor economists and statisticians available in Chubb s network can perform analyses on a workforce and a company s employment practices to detect trends that could lead to lawsuits.