EEOC Reports Increase in Retaliation Claims

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released fiscal year 2014 private sector data tables providing detailed breakdowns for the 88,778 charges of workplace discrimination the agency received.

The number of charges filed decreased compared with those of recent fiscal years. The percentage of charges alleging retaliation reached its highest amount ever: 42.8%. Charges alleging race discrimination, the second most common allegation, remained steady at around 35%. In 2014, the EEOC obtained $296.1 million in total monetary relief through its enforcement program, not including claims that went to litigation.

For more information, including breakdowns by bases, see the report posted at FarmEquip.org/EEOC.