Quarterly Employment Litigation Index
It’s time for Manpower’s one-of-a-kind Quarterly Employment Litigation Index.
Each quarter, we conduct a survey to see what’s really going on in the world of employment litigation. We asked the 2,167 attendees at our most recent webinar the following question:
Are you seeing an increase in employment law claims?
Here are the official results (with last quarter’s numbers in parentheses):
- Yes, substantial increase: 6% (6%)
- Yes, modest increase: 29% (31%)
- No change: 61% (60%)
- No, modest decrease: 3% (2%)
- No, substantial decrease: 1% (1%)
What the Numbers Mean
Once again, far more employers are seeing an increase — as opposed to a decrease — in claims. The good news: that trend may be slowing a bit. The percentage of respondents reporting an increase shrank slightly from 37% last quarter to 35% this quarter.
The not-so-good news: only 4% of our respondents reported a decrease. While that’s a bit better than last quarter’s 3%, it still means that eight times more of our respondents (35% versus 4%) are seeing an increase versus a decrease.
What Should Employers Do?
Given the ongoing increase in litigation, it’s critically important to (1) know the law and (2) take action on key risk areas immediately. We discussed a variety of ways to achieve those goals in our latest webinar. Click here to view the replay if you didn’t get a chance to join us.
As always, thanks for your input and participation. Stay tuned for more on the latest trends in the wonderful world of workplace law.