EEOC Claims Hit Record High
EEOC claims hit a record high 95,402 in fiscal year 2008, according to the latest EEOC Performance and Accountability Report. That number was up a whopping 15.2% compared to last year.
Those figures are consistent with other data published on the Blawg showing that employment law claims and verdicts go up in a downturn.
The message is simple: Now is the time to make sure you and your managers know and follow the law. Failure to do so could be perilous to your company’s health.
Click here and here for a slew of helpful tips on managing in a downturn. Hope you find ‘em helpful.
November 24th, 2008 at 3:40 pm
[...] (Hat tip to the Manpower Employment Law Blawg.) [...]