The EEOC reported a record number of private sector discrimination charges filed in FY 2010, nearly reaching the 100,000 mark. 99,922 charges were filed in FY 2010, an increase of 6,645 (7%) from FY 2009. The most frequently filed charges were retaliation (36%), race discrimination (35.9%), and sex discrimination (29.1%).
Disability discrimination charges increased more