Small business owners spend between 7 and 25 percent of their time handling employee-related paperwork.
--Small Business Administration

81% of senior executives and managers said that recruiting new employees is more difficult than retaining valued employees.

--NFI Research, May 2006

Employment litigation is booming. Median award in an employment case was $276, 711 in 2005. The average attorney's fees; $95,000- just to settle the case and $250, 000 if a case makes it to trial!

--BusinessWeek, April/May issue

In 2006, the EEOC handled 8,650 cases of harrassment and intimidation, while the US Department of Labor collected $172 million in back wages.

--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission