Need another reason to prevent discrimination and harassment? You could wind up paying for infractions for years to come.

Virtually every settlement the EEOC signs with employers requires several years’ worth of employee training on how to spot and stop discrimination, harassment or both. Typically, settlements also call for extended EEOC monitoring to ensure that the employer complies with anti-discrimination and anti–harassment laws. That costs money.

So does the bad publicity that results from an EEOC settlement.