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Employment Practices Liability Claim TrendsPrepared by the Lockton Financial Services Claims PracticeApril 2017 Lockton CompaniesLOCKTON COMPANIESFY2016 SAW AN INCREASE IN EEOC CHARGES, BUT NUMBERS REMAIN BELOW RECESSION ERA LEVELSThe 2016 fiscal year saw 91,503 charges filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), making it the second year in a row this number has grown. But the number of charges in FY2016 was still below the recession era yearly average of 96,948 charges filed from 2008 through 2013. In comparison, an average of 80,218 charges was filed during the ten years before the chart below illustrates the types of charges filed:The primary reasons for the growth of EEOC filings are the sizeable increases in retaliation, disability, and age discrimination Charges89,385 Race31,027 Sex26,396 National Origin9,438 Religion3,502 Color2,833 Retaliation All Statutes39,757 Retaliation Title VII only31,893 Age20,144 Disability26,968 Equal Pay Act973 GINA25731,02726,3969,4383,5022,83339,757 31,89320,14426,96897325705,00010,00015,0 0020,00025,00030,00035,00040,00045,000FY 2016 EEOC Charges2 april 2017 Lockton CompaniesAs you might expect, a handful of states led the way with a number of charges filed:FY2016 EEOC Charges Filed by Sta

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