In May, the EEOC released their latest charge statistics. And, Texas employees have the dubious honor of filing more EEOC charges than
any other state.
The EEOC received a
record 99,947 charges of discrimination during 2011 fiscal year, which ended
September 30th. Of those charges, 9,952 were filed in the Lone Star State. Yes, that's 10%. Coming in behind Texas was Florida with 8,008
and California reporting 7,166. (Rounding out the top 5 are Illinois at 6,098
and Georgia at 5,599.
The EEOC provides a breakdown of the individual charge filings. The top Texas discrimination charges are:
- Retaliation 41%.
- Race 36.3%.
- Retaliation - Title VII 35.9%
- Sex discrimination 29.4%
While more people are aware of their rights in the
workplace, I believe the numbers are more a reflection of the SIZE of
Texas. Hey, we have close to 6 million MORE
people than Florida. So yes, logically,
our numbers may be higher. I don't want to say that the numbers should be higher, but they may be.
Recommendation: Let's stamp out discrimination altogether. Who's with me on this? Do I see any hands?
If you would like to take a look at the EEOC Charges by
State, and Category, the link is provided below. The state and territory data
for fiscal year (FY) 2009 through FY 2011 is now posted on the website.
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