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Employment-related claims at historic heights
The following findings were collected as part of a survey
by Jackson Lewis, a law firm specializing in employment law:
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57 percent of businesses said they were sued by an employee during 2004. This is
an 8 percent increase from 2002, when 49 percent of those polled reported being
sued.
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63 percent of the survey respondents said they handled a complaint of sexual harassment
at their company in 2004. This is a 6 percent increase from the previous year, when
57 percent reported complaints.
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The leading cause of discrimination in 2004 was gender discrimination. 58 percent
of businesses that were sued said gender discrimination was the most frequent charge.
This is an increase over 2003 when 48 percent of respondents indicated they had
been sued for gender discrimination.
- The leading cause of discrimination in 2003 was race discrimination. 54 percent
of businesses that were sued said race discrimination was the most frequent charge.
This statistic has almost doubled since 2000, when 28 percent of those said they
were sued for race discrimination. In 2003, other frequent charges were gender discrimination
(cited by 48 percent), age discrimination (46 percent), and discrimination due to
a disability (37 percent).
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