Claims of physically/mentally challenged discrimination in
the workplace rose again in 2011. This
trend has been occurring for the last six years. These findings are based on information
gathered by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission. (EEOC)
EEOC representatives stated that approximately 10,000 claims
of workplace discrimination were filed last year. 25,000+ were physically/mentally challenged
related. This is the highest figure
since the EEOC began implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1992.
“Discrimination continues to be a
substantial problem for too many job seekers and workers, and we must continue
to build our capacity to enforce the laws that ensure that workplaces are free
of unlawful bias,” EEOC Chairwoman Jacqueline Berrien said in a press release.
These figures of workplace
discrimination based on physical/mental challenge represented a 2.3% increase
since 2010. The number of discrimination
claims filed regarding this population was twice as much since 2005. Other classifications people claimed
workplace discrimination against included race, sex, and religion.
Stopping discrimination: http://blog.ncpad.org/2011/02/03/a-rise-of-discrimination-in-the-workplace/
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