THE EEOC: ANNUAL RECORDS, SYSTEMIC DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER ISSUES TO WATCH IN 2012

In a November 15, 2011, press release, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) touted a number of records achieved during the past 12 months. Of note:

•99,947 charges of employment discrimination – the largest annual total ever – were filed in the previous fiscal year.

•EEOC adjudicated a record number of cases, reducing its backlog of pending cases by 10 percent.

•EEOC levied more than $364.6 million in monetary benefits for victims of workplace discrimination, the highest level ever...