ERL: A Next Generation Employee Reporting System

The Human Equation, Inc., the technology partner of Setnor Byer Insurance and Risk, announces the immediate availability of the Employee Report Line (ERL), a risk management tool that gives employees a simple, efficient, and secure method of reporting any type of workplace misconduct, including fraud, harassment, criminal acts, and discrimination. Utilizing ERLís technology-based initiatives, conscientious employers can provide employees with an open avenue of communication to report workplace problems anonymously and confidentially. This type of reporting procedure is not only required of all public companies under Section 301 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, but it can also help employers establish the Faragher/Ellerth affirmative defense under Federal employment discrimination laws.

An Internet-Based Tool for Reducing Enterprise Risk

ERL permits employees to report complaints 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, via phone, fax, mail, or the Internet. Using the Internet site (www.employeereportline.com), employees can check the status of their complaint at any time. The site is also used by designated managers to track all complaints, respond to them, and post updates. Subsequent responses to complaints are logged on the system, and emails are automatically sent to employees, informing them of their employerís response.

ERL currently supports English and Spanish language reporting, but other languages can be accommodated at the request of an organization.

Many current employee report line systems rely solely on phone reporting and do not provide the additional benefits of ERLís more streamlined online complaint system. Furthermore, complaints submitted by telephone, fax, or mail will be entered into ERLís online database so that these too will generate reports. ERLís technology is state-of-the-art, ensuring employers a higher standard of risk management.

To learn more about ERL and The Human Equationís other technology-based risk management solutions, visit www.thehumanequation.com or call 954-382-0030. The Human Equation also provides e-learning courses for enterprise-wide training and employer compliance.