Monday, April 19, 2010

EPLI

Consider the Following Facts:

From October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1994, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission and related state and local agencies received 156
discrimination complaints. As of May 1, 2003, the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission had a backlog of over 100,000 complaints and the
average complaint took more than a year to handle.

In 2002 over 13,000 complaints of sexual harassment were filed with the
EEOC. Settlements for cases in 2003 exceeded 50 million. Defense costs were
several times this number.

A recent telephone poll found that almost 31% of all female workers claimed
to have been the object of sexual harassment at work. Seven percent of all
male workers also claimed to have been sexually harassed.

Through legislation like the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Family
Medical Leave Act, Congress has created new grounds for employers to be
sued.

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