Published on 02/5/2010

In the past two years, employees filed an average of 94,000 Equal Employment Opportunity complaints against employers - an increase of nearly 20%. And for the first time EVER, race discrimination was not the most frequent claim. What new claims do you need to worry about ... what special type of claim is up 44% in four years ... and what should you do when a government investigator comes knocking at your door?

When it comes to filing EEOC complaints against you, let’s face it: your employee’s attorney just isn’t very discriminating.

During fiscal 2009, U.S. employees filed 93,277 workplace discrimination charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. That’s the second highest level ever, just below the FY 2008 record number of 95,402 charges. In the previous 10 years, the agency averaged about 79,000 charges filed per year.

For the first time, race discrimination did not top the list of claims (see box below). It ran a close second to claims of retaliation.

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“Employers must step up their efforts to foster discrimination-free and inclusive workplaces, or risk enforcement and litigation by the EEOC,” said EEOC Acting Chairman Stuart J. Ishimaru.

Another key trend: Charges of ADA disability discrimination jumped 44% in just four years! The increase coincides with changes to the ADA that made it easier for people to be protected as “disabled” under the law.

To help you deal with discrimination claims, LEAP 2010 – the 6th Annual Labor & Employment Law Advanced Practices Symposium – includes a new presentation called “When the Feds Come A-Knockin.”

Inspections are on the increase not just from the EEOC, but from OSHA and the Labor Department as well. This session – presented by top labor lawyers David Banks and Marcel Debruge – tells you what to do (and what NOT to do) when federal investigators show up at your door.

LEAP 2010 also features a session on how to comply with the new ADA Amendments Act. Popular speakers John Coleman and Dennis Duffy guide you step-by-step on how to keep your organization in compliance … and out of trouble.

Smart employers know that the best complaint is the one that never gets filed. LEAP 2010 will show you the steps to take to safeguard against EEOC, ADA and DOL violations … while preparing you in the event that the government arrives to investigate.

LEAP 2010 takes place April 21-23 at San Diego’s beautiful Hotel del Coronado. The conference features close to 40 of America’s top employment attorneys and HR authorities, and our Breakfast Roundtables and Learn from the Lawyers Luncheon gives you more contact with our experts than ever before.

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Savvy HR pros know not to allow discrimination in the workplace. But they CAN discriminate between the #1 HR event and all the rest. That’s why so many of your colleagues (and COMPETITORS) join us at LEAP 2010. I look forward to seeing you in San Diego.

Sincerely,

Phillip A. Ash, Publisher
The HR Specialist

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