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Sever Storey Law Firm » lawsuit http://www.severstorey.com/blog Fri, 09 Jul 2010 22:09:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Discrimination Lawsuits http://www.severstorey.com/blog/discrimination-lawsuits/ http://www.severstorey.com/blog/discrimination-lawsuits/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:56:42 +0000 Phil Sever http://www.severstorey.com/blog/2008/03/23/discrimination-lawsuits/ An EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) issued a press release that listed 82,792 discrimination charges that were filed just last year!  The EEOC claimed this was the largest volume of charges since 2002, and the largest increase since the early 1990’s.

 

What are the most frequent alleged forms of discrimination according to the EEOC?

 

  • Race (increased 12 percent)
  • Retaliation (increased a record high 18 percent)
  • Sex (up 7 percent)   

 

“The EEOC also noted that pregnancy discrimination and sexual harassment claims appear to be trending upward trend – pregnancy discrimination charges increased 14% from the previous year, and sexual harassment filings increased for the first time (4%) since 2000.  Notably, a record 16% of sexual harassment charges were initiated by men.” 

 

If you have been involved in a discrimination or harassment situation at your workplace, contact the Sever Storey Law Firm who specializes in Indiana discrimination lawsuits.

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