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Just before January 2013 ended, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has released a report that discusses the progress of its campaigns against job bias or workplace discrimination charges for the past year. The EEOC is one of the many government agencies that are responsible for the implementation of various labor laws enacted by the federal and state governments in the US. Through its many years of service, the agency has managed to handle, settle, and win thousands of employment discrimination charges.

Analysis of the Fiscal Year 2012 EEOC report
In 2012, the EEOC has time and again shown the effectiveness of the various programs that it have been implementing. When it comes to job bias charges, the agency has processed and pursued nearly 100,000 cases for the last fiscal year. Private sector workplace discrimination charges have dropped by 10 percent for last year. 37,836 race discrimination and 33,512 sex discrimination charges are included in the said report. Of the sex discrimination charges, sexual harassment and pregnancy were the most frequently filed charges for 2012.

On a roll
2012 has been a very successful year for the various campaigns of the EEOC as it was able to significantly reduce the number of charges for the second year in a row. Additionally, this has been a banner year for the agency as they were able to post the largest amount of monetary recovery from both the private, state, and local government through the EEOC’s administrative processes at $365.4-million.

Also last year, the EEOC has filed 122 lawsuits that include 86 individual suits, 26 multiple-victim suits, as well as 10 systemic suits. Moreover, the agency’s legal staff has managed to resolve 254 lawsuits, amounting to $44.2 million worth of total monetary recovery. And the EEOC promises more to come as it has been able to conduct 240 systemic investigation that has been key to the resolution of 46 settlements or conciliation agreements which helped them get $36.2 million to victims of discrimination.

Keeping the momentum
These achievements by the EEOC echo the agency’s dedication in giving justice to wronged employees. As the country faces another year, the EEOC promises to help bring justice to people that were abused, discriminated against, and harassed by their employers.

Continuous fight against abuses in the workplace
These successes of the EEOC in the past few years should make people have the guts to go out and fight for their rights. So if you have ever been a victim of workplace discrimination, abuse, or harassment; you can always seek the advice of Los Angeles employment lawyers to help guide you in the right direction in filing your claims for workplace abuse. The EEOC is also there to help make sure that no one falls prey to some individuals, employers, and companies’ abuse and discrimination.