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In 2007, the u.s. Equal employment opportunity commission (eeoc) received a nine percent increase in discrimination complaints compared to 2006, the highest percentage increase since 1993. The most common complaints were related to race, retaliation, and gender. The eeoc suggests several factors contributing to this rise, including greater awareness of the law, changing economic conditions, and increased diversity in the labor force.
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In 2007, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received the highest amount of discrimination complaints in five years, the agency reported yesterday. The EEOC noted it received approximately 7,000 more complaints in 2007 than 2006, about a nine percent increase. According to a report by Business Insurance, that’s the highest percentage increase in complaints since 1993.
The most common filed complaints deal with the most obvious: race, retaliation and gender. Those complaints came in at about 35,000 (up 12% from 2006), 26,600 (up 18%) and 24,800 (up 7%) respectively. The next most common complaints were age, disability, national origin and religion, according to Business Insurance. A full breakdown of the charges can be found here (below).
“Corporate America needs to do a better job of proactively preventing discrimination and addressing complaints promptly and effectively,” said Commission Chair Naomi C. Earp in a statement on the EEOC’s website. To ensure that equality of opportunity becomes a reality in the 21st century workplace, employers need to place a premium on fostering inclusive and discrimination-free work environments for all individuals.”
This rising number doesn’t come as a surprise as various discrimination cases really are a dime a dozen. What isn’t clear is whether the rates of discrimination have gone up, or if more people are reporting. The EEOC suggests several factors, such as “greater awareness of the law, changing economic conditions, and increased diversity and demographic shifts in the labor force.”
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission http://www.eeoc.gov/stats/charges.html
The number for total charges reflects the number of individual charge filings. Because individuals often file charges claiming multiple types of discrimination, the number of total charges for any given fiscal year will be less than the total of the eight types of discrimination listed.
The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information and Planning from data reported via the quarterly reconciled Data Summary Reports and compiled from EEOC's Charge Data System and, from FY 2004 forward, EEOC's Integrated Mission System.
Total Charges 80,680 79,591 77,444 79,896 80,840 84,442 81,293 79,432 75,428 75,768 82,
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National Origin
Religion