August 6, 2012

Richard Tuschman was quoted in the Business Insurance magazine article, "Retaliation a Growing Liability: When an Employee Complains, Supervisory Reaction May Violate Federal Law," regarding the retaliation by supervisors and company executives against employees for making discrimination, harassment, whistle-blower, or other complaints. Retaliation claims filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission increased 3 percent in fiscal 2011 to 36,344 and accounted for the greatest portion (37.4 percent) of overall claims filed. A survey released in January by the Arlington, Va.-based Ethics Resource Center found that 24 percent of whistle-blowers said they experienced workplace retaliation in 2011, up sharply from 15 percent in 2009

Tuschman stated, "There's also a perception among the plaintiff's bar that retaliation charges are more likely to succeed than the underlying discrimination charge."