04/05/2022
EEOC discrimination charges fell again in fiscal year 2021, continuing a 10-year decline. With 61,331 charges filed, FY 2021 saw about 6,000 fewer complaints alleging some form of bias, retaliation or harassment than in FY 2020.
03/31/2022
As distasteful as bigoted speech may be, an employee’s single use of a racial slur isn’t always grounds for a successful harassment lawsuit—if the employer swiftly punishes the offending employee and it doesn’t happen again.