As part of an employer's EEO compliance efforts, minimizing
the risk of harassment claims should be a top priority. Recent
statistics issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) indicate that the number of harassment charges has continued
to spike upward over the past several years, including the monetary
recovery for such claims.
On May 15, 2024, the EEOC issued its annual statistics on charge
activity, which indicated the following:
- Total harassment charges climbed from 21,270 in FY 2021 to
24,430 in FY 2022 to 31,354 in FY 2023, thus increasing over 47% in
the past three years. Monetary recoveries also dramatically
increased during this period. The monetary recovery went from
$142.2 million in FY 2021 to $144.1 million in FY 2022 to $202.2
million in FY 2023.
