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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jul 31, 2024

Allegations of discrimination within the federal judiciary involving employees' race, gender or other characteristics rank as the top issue in complaints of wrongful workplace conduct from 2020 to 2022, according to a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The study also found that race was the number one focus of discrimination and harassment complaints, followed by gender, disability and age. GAO notes that unlike other federal workers, judicial employees are not covered by federal anti-discrimination laws. Instead, claims of workplace misconduct are handled by the courts' internal employment dispute resolution systems. Retuers reports on the study.