Bias suits could spur ins. buying. (insurance)

National Underwriter Property & Casualty-Risk & Benefits Management, December, 1996 by Pouzar, Ed

Employers have yet to become sensitized to the risk of employee discrimination. Two headlines in the press recently brought this unfortunate fact to my attention. The first one concerned a class-action lawsuit alleging years of racial discrimination at some Avis Rent-A-Car outlets in North and South Carolina.

The second headline was about former Texaco executives who were caught on tape making racial remarks. These are just two of the racial-bias allegations that have became public. Other companies, like the U.S. unit of Mitsubishi Motors and Baliy's, have been hit with discrimination suits. Thus, they are not an aberration - even though most risk managers have been actively educating their managers on the risks involved in employment practices for the...

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