ARBITRATION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT DISPUTES: CASE CAHRACTERISTICS AND CASE OUTCOMES IN PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE SECTOR CASES

HELEN LAVAN


DOI: 10.2190/A4AH-Y47H-34TY-5YRE

Abstract

In this comparison of 86 arbitrated sexual harassment cases in the public and private sectors, the following was found: Affected individuals are less likely to be involved in the arbitration stage in the public sector. Third-party involvement, which is less manageable, is more prevalent in this sector. Discharge is less likely to occur in the public than in the private sector.

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