About EPRMA
Founded in 2005, the Employment Practices Risk Management Association has enjoyed steady growth and industry influence over its first decade of existence. The association was established to conduct research and evaluate best practices in the all-important field of employment practices. Primarily focused on assisting employers with understanding and managing complex risk exposures found throughout today’s workplaces, EPRMA is there for its members.
EPRMA’s Proactive Approach to Workplace Risks
Organized as a risk management research and training platform, EPRMA is also a registered “Risk Purchasing Group” licensed in the State of Illinois and authorized to procure admitted insurance coverage for its members. The association offers online management training for management and senior managers for the major employment practice areas and has also provided a toll-free “helpline” to its members directly to its legal colleagues at LaPointe Law PC. and other specialty law firms The combination of insurance purchasing power, sophisticated online training and its unique legal helpline assist management teams seeking to reduce the frequency and severity of their employee claims and keeping their senior management well-educated on the key factors of risk management in the workplace.
Understanding Workplace Compliance Practices
Keeping up with today’s workplace compliance regulations, statures and individual state laws is an important component of managing companies as large as Fortune 500 Corporation all the way to small business with under 50 employees. EPRMA saw an opportunity to provide an extremely valuable service to companies of all sizes. The EPRMA website opens doors to sophisticated online training, an extensive library of employer resources and access to law firms specializing in these this complex field of employer defense for a variety of employment risk exposures.