Question: How rampant is workplace discrimination?
Answer: The EEOC website indicates that in fiscal year 2004, it received approximately 27,696 charges of race discrimination and resolved 29,631 race charges in FY 2004, recovering $61.1 Million in monetary benefits for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals. Note that this amount does not include any monetary benefits that may have been obtained through litigation.
The EEOC has observed an increasing number of color discrimination charges, which have increased by 125% since the mid-1990s - from 413 in FY 1994 to 932 in FY 2004.
Post-9/11 reports indicate that religious intolerance and discrimination toward middle-eastern looking employees has also increased.
For additional statistics and guidance regarding compliance with Civil Rights laws, visit the EEOC website.