EEOC Releases Stats On 2014 Enforcement And Litigation

The EEOC recently released several data tables showing their activity in fiscal year 2014 (October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014). The Commission received 88,778 charges of workplace discrimination during FY 2014, which is approximately 5,000 fewer than the prior fiscal year. The EEOC also resolved 87,442 charges—down almost 10,000 from the prior year. The EEOC attributes these decreases to the effects of sequestration and the government shutdown. The EEOC managed to collect $296.1 million for victims through mediation, conciliation and other administrative enforcement, and another $22.5 million through litigation. Overall, the EEOC filed 133 lawsuits in FY 2014 (up from FY 2013) and maintained 228 cases on its active docket at the end of the reporting period.