Tuesday, January 19, 2010

New EEOC Report on Charges in 2009

The OFCCP and EEOC are reaching new heights in dollars collected under discrimination and job bias claims. See below for the EEOC 2009 report.

From www.eeoc.gov

Job Bias Charges Approach Record High in Fiscal Year 2009, EEOC Reports
Commission Obtains $376 Million for Victims of Discrimination


WASHINGTON – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today announced that 93,277 workplace discrimination charges were filed with the federal agency nationwide during Fiscal Year (FY) 2009, the second highest level ever, and monetary relief obtained for victims totaled over $376 million. The comprehensive enforcement and litigation statistics for FY 2009, which ended Sept. 30, 2009, are posted on the agency’s web site:

http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/index.cfm.

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