January 23, 2011

EEOC Reports Record Highs in Charges Filed for Fiscal Year 2010

by Salvatore Gangemi of Murtha Cullina LLP

The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) reported on January 11, 2011 that workplace discrimination charges reached a record high of 99,922 during fiscal year 2010.

Although charge filings in all types of discrimination increased, the EEOC reports that for the first time ever, the number of retaliation charges surpassed those alleging race discrimination. Historically, race discrimination charges were the most frequently filed.
The EEOC’s fiscal Year 2010 enforcement and litigation statistics can be accessed at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/statistics/enforcement/index.cfm.

Salvatore G. Gangemi

Salvatore G. Gangemi is a Partner in the Litigation Department of Murtha Cullina and a member of the Labor and Employment Practice Group. Sal advises clients with respect to state, federal and local employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Family Medical Leave Act, and New York State and City employment laws. Sal counsels clients on day-to-day issues involving workplace management and administration, including requests for reasonable accommodation for disabilities, for family and medical leave, and wage and hour issues. Sal frequently lectures on employment law matters, and at continuing legal education seminars. He has written extensively on employment law issues as well as other legal issues affecting individuals and businesses.