RJ and Makay

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) received more workplace discrimination complaints last year than ever before. The 99,922 complaints filed with the EEOC in fiscal 2010, which ended September 30, was a 7% increase from the previous year and the highest number in the commission’s history.

However, the EEOC also obtained more money for discrimination victims than ever — about $404 million — through its enforcement, mediation, and litigation programs. These programs target private sector employers, state governments, and local governments that discriminate.

The U.S. economy may be in slow recovery, but Americans continue to cope with being in an unstable financial position.  Due to the recession, 37% of consumers said they feel they have experienced ‘severe’ financial impact, according to a report entitled The Hartford’s 2010 Benefit Landscape Study, discussed during a keynote speech given by Ron Gendreau, executive vice president at the Hartford Group, during the annual conference of the Disability Management Employer Coalition.