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Download Record Number of Discrimination Complaints Filed with the EEOC in 2007 and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Law in PDF only on Docsity! 2007 was a Record Year for EEOC Complaints 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 Charge Statistics FY 1997 Through FY 2007 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. FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999 FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006 FY 2007 Total Charges 80,680 79,591 77,444 79,896 80,840 84,442 81,293 79,432 75,428 75,768 82,792 Race 29,199 28,820 28,819 28,945 28,912 29,910 28,526 27,696 26,740 27,238 30,510 36.2% 36.2% 37.3% 36.2% 35.8% 35.4% 35.1% 34.9% 35.5% 35.9% 37.0% Sex 24,728 24,454 23,907 25,194 25,140 25,536 24,362 24,249 23,094 23,247 24,826 30.7% 30.7% 30.9% 31.5% 31.1% 30.2% 30.0% 30.5% 30.6% 30.7% 30.1% National Origin 6,712 6,778 7,108 7,792 8,025 9,046 8,450 8,361 8,035 8,327 9,396 8.3% 8.5% 9.2% 9.8% 9.9% 10.7% 10.4% 10.5% 10.7% 11.0% 11.4% Religion 1,709 1,786 1,811 1,939 2,127 2,572 2,532 2,466 2,340 2,541 2,880 2.1% 2.2% 2.3% 2.4% 2.6% 3.0% 3.1% 3.1% 3.1% 3.4% 3.5%