2008 showed a dramatic increase in the number of charges filed with the EEOC, or Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the federal agency with jurisdiction over discrimination in employment. The EEOC investigates and prosecutes cases under Title VII, the ADEA (Age Discrimination in Employment Act) and the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act).
2008 had the largest number of discrimination charges filed since 1997 -- 95,402. In 2007, there were 82,792 charges filed. That is about a 10% increase. The economic downturn is partly to blame. Complaints of discrimination rise as more people are laid off and are concerned that their race, disability or gender played a role. Of the charges filed in 2008, 20.4% were for disability.
The full statistics can be accessed here.
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