The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its results for 2019 detailing how man Charges of Discrimination they received. The EEOC does not handle all employment law claims or types of cases. The EEOC does investigate discrimination, harassment and retaliation in the work place if the adverse action at work is based on a protected category or protected activity listed below:
Retaliation: 39,110 (53.8 percent of all charges filed)
Disability: 24,238 (33.4 percent)
Race: 23,976 (33.0 percent)
Sex: 23,532 (32.4 percent)
Age: 15,573 (21.4 percent)
National Origin: 7,009 (9.6 percent)
Color: 3,415 (4.7 percent)
Religion: 2,725 (3.7 percent)
Equal Pay Act: 1,117 (1.5 percent)
Genetic Information: 209 (0.3 percent)
These percentages add up to more than 100% because some charges allege multiple bases.
With so many cases filed, the EEOC can't help all employees that is why its important to have an employment attorney as anything you do with the EEOC can limit your attorneys ability to help!
