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HR Tip: Retaliation continues to top EEOC workplace discrimination charges


The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received 72,675 charges of workplace discrimination in fiscal year 2019, which ended Sept. 30, 2019. Retaliation continues to be the most frequently filed charge filed with the agency, followed by disability, race and sex. The agency also received 7,514 sexual harassment charges - 10.3 percent of all charges, slightly down from FY 2018. Specifically, the charge numbers show the following breakdowns by bases alleged, in descending order:

These percentages add up to more than 100% because some charges allege multiple bases.

For a detailed breakdown by state.