#MeToo Has ‘Significant Impact’ on Harassment Filings
Number of sexual harassment charges filed with the EEOC jumps 13.6%
Retaliation was again the type of discrimination charge most frequently filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in fiscal year 2018, followed by allegations of sex, disability and race discrimination, the agency reported.
Among the 76,418 total workplace discrimination charges the agency received in the last fiscal year, 39,469 were for retaliation, accounting for nearly 52 percent of all charges filed. Discrimination based on sex was the second most frequently filed charge, with 24,655 charges received.
EEOC: Retaliation Tops Discrimination Charges for Second Year
Retaliation charges have dropped but are still the most commonly filed charge. Race-discrimination charges saw the biggest change from fiscal year 2017 to fiscal year 2018.
The agency also received 7,609 sexual harassment charges—a 13.6 percent increase from fiscal year 2017—and obtained $56.6 million in monetary benefits for victims of sexual harassment.
“We cannot look back on last year without noting the significant impact of the #MeToo movement in the number of sexual harassment and retaliation charges filed with the agency,” said EEOC acting chair Victoria A. Lipnic.
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