A January audit of the Utah Antidiscrimination and Labor Division revealed that, compared to similar agencies in other states, the office responsible for protecting employees in Utah has a dismal track record of actually protecting employees.
Over five years, on claims brought by employees alleging discrimination by employers, the UALD ruled in favor of the employee 0.7 percent of the time. Salt Lake Tribune reporter Nate Carlisle wrote that during that same period, “anti-discrimination agencies in surrounding states ruled in favor of employees as little as 3 percent of the time (Colorado) and as much as 8 percent (New Mexico.