Workplace retaliation claims have become one of the most
frequently filed claims in employment-related
lawsuits. Retaliation appeared in 51.6 percent of all
2018 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges, prevailing
over all other discriminatory bases to claim the top spot for the
ninth year in a row. This comes as a surprise to many employers and
often leaves them wondering where these retaliation claims come
from and what they can do to try to avoid such claims moving
forward. In a bylined article published by Recruiter,
Marilyn Higdon shared five steps all employers can take to protect
their company against retaliation claims, including having and
sharing the company's anti-retaliation policy, investigating
complaints promptly, evaluating adverse actions, watching for red
flags and following up regularly.
