US Judiciary Reports Increase in Employee Workplace Disputes (1)

The number of pending disputes by federal judiciary employees nearly doubled between 2021 and 2023, a report released by the courts’ administrative arm found.

The Administrative Office of the US Court reported Wednesday there were 94 active matters in fiscal 2023 under the judiciary’s employment dispute resolution process, up from 53 pending matters two years prior. The EDR process covers workplace complaints by current, former, or prospective employers of the federal courts and related offices, such as federal public defenders.

Abusive conduct was the most frequently made individual allegation of those complaints between fiscal 2021 and 2023, comprising more than ...