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title: "Does EPLI Cover Independent Contractors?"
description: "Some EPLI policies cover independent contractors, but others exclude or narrowly define them."
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updated-at: "2026-09-25"
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# Does EPLI Cover Independent Contractors?

Some EPLI policies cover independent contractors, but others exclude or narrowly define them.

Some EPLI policies cover independent contractors, but others exclude or narrowly define them.

## Related Questions

- [Does EPLI Cover Third-Party Claims?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/employment-practices/does-epli-cover-third-party-claims)
- [Does EPLI Cover Former Employees?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/employment-practices/does-epli-cover-former-employees)
- [Does EPLI Cover Applicants?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/employment-practices/does-epli-cover-applicants)
- [What Does EPLI Cover?](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/employment-practices/what-does-epli-cover)

## Related Coverage

- [Employment practices liability](https://spot.insure/coverage/employment-practices)

## Sources

1. [Employment Practices Liability Insurance](https://www.iii.org/article/employment-practices-liability-insurance). Insurance Information Institute; Opening; What EPLI covers; Steps to limit employment liability risk. Accessed 2026-09-25.
2. [Employment Practices Liability Coverage](https://asset.trvstatic.com/download/assets/epl-3001.pdf/2c354eaa63ca11eeacdd06e978c86228). Travelers; I.A/II.A p.1; III.A.4–6 p.7; II.F Employment Claim, PDF p.2; I.B p.1; II.U–V p.5; II.L p.3; III.A.9 and A.13, pp.7–8; III.B.2 p.8; IV.A Settlement, PDF pp.8–9. Accessed 2026-09-25.
3. [Wages and the Fair Labor Standards Act](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/flsa). U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division; Minimum Wage; Overtime Pay; Coverage; Enforcement and Remedies. Accessed 2026-09-25.

More answers: [Employment Practices Liability Insurance (EPLI) FAQ](https://spot.insure/insurance-faq/employment-practices).

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