Leadership at Veritas Alliance, Inc., a Canadian debt collection agency, has seen reduced complaints since implementing artificial intelligence (AI) to prevent workplace harassment.

The 2019 Ethics & Compliance Hotline Benchmark Report by NAVEX Global® shows an overall 18 percent increase in harassment reports during 2017 and 2018 with 41 percent of reports substantiated.

Harassment and abuse are on the rise: 41% of American adults have been personally subjected to online harassment — an increase from two years ago — and 66% have witnessed it.

Domestic violence has become an epidemic in our society which too often spills into the workplace.