ORLANDO, Fla. — The contentious nature of the relationship between employers and their injured workers often is at the heart of the rising number of retaliation charges.Nearly 43% of all U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission charges brought in fiscal 2014 included a retaliation claim. While it is unclear what percentage of cases emanate from workers compensation claims, lawyers say retaliation claims are increasing in the workers comp sector because comp cases generally have a lower initial burden of proof and injured workers are seen as sympathetic plaintiffs.
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