Labor & Employment Law

EEOC 2009 statistics

EEOC has published its statistics for fiscal year 2009. Total charges: 93,277, the second highest level ever. Monetary relief obtained: over $376 million.

Private sector charges (which include those filed against state and local governments) alleging discrimination based on disability, religion and/or national origin hit record highs. Age discrimination charges reached the second-highest level ever.

Continuing a decade-long trend, the most frequently filed charges alleged discrimination based on race (36%), retaliation (36%), and sex-based discrimination (30%). (Multiple types of discrimination may be alleged in a single charge filing.)

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Full post as published by Ross' Employment Law Blog on January 08, 2010 (boomark / email).