LGIT Employment Law Hotline
New Value-Added Service - The Employment Law Hotline Credit
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Today’s Legal Environment
Employer/employee relations have become exceedingly sensitive
and delicate in today’s legal climate. Actions that once
might have been dismissed as poor judgment or bad timing may result
in million-dollar lawsuits against local governments. Managers
and supervisors can no longer afford to make employment related
decisions without first considering the legal ramifications.
How the Hotline Helps LGIT Members
National surveys suggest shocking statistics on employment-related
lawsuits. The LGIT Employment Law Hotline will aid in preventing
members from being ill prepared for legal actions and claims arising
from wrongful terminations, age, racial and sexual discrimination
and sexual harassment.
The Hotline is available at no charge to LGIT members of the
Primary Liability Pool. It provides up to thirty minutes of legal
advice per employment issue.
How It Works
The Employment Law Hotline is available as a service to members
of the Local Government Insurance Trust insured under the Primary
Liability pool free of charge. The member will have direct access
during normal business hours to our Hotline attorneys, who are
available to answer your employment-related questions before you
act.
The Hotline attorneys will let you know if you are facing a potential
liability issue and how best to proceed. They are able to provide
sound legal advice on employment matters including those which
involve Title VII, LEOBR, ADA, Fair Labor Standards Act, and
wrongful termination due to age, sex or race-based discrimination.
Calls to the Hotline must be made by your organization’s
designated LGIT contact. Please contact LGIT if you do not know
whom that person is.
The Hotline is NOT a substitute for advice from your local government
attorney. Consulting the Hotline does not fulfill the member’s
obligation to report claims otherwise required by the Trust.
Call 800-845-8055 or 410-625-5981.
LGIT Personnel Policy Review
LGIT members who use the Hotline are encouraged to provide LGIT
with a copy of their current personnel policy for review.
For More Information
If you have questions about this member benefit program, please
contact Larry Bohlen, Loss Control Training Coordinator
at LBohlen@lgit.org or 800-673-8231.
