EEOC Litigation Statistic 2002 - 2007

The following statistics reflect lawsuits alleging employment discrimination filed by the EEOC in court, and the resolution of those lawsuits. The lawsuits are filed under the various statutes enforced by the Commission:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)
• The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ( ADA)
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 ( ADEA)
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963 ( EPA)

1. Suits filed under multiple statutes are also included in the tally of suits filed under the particular statutes.
2. The sum of the statute benefits in some years will be less than total benefits for the year due to rounding.
3. Monetary benefits recovered in suits filed under multiple statutes are counted separately and are not included in the tally of suits filed under any particular statute.

Definitions

Merits suits - include direct suits and interventions alleging violations of the substantive provisions of the statutes enforced by the Commission and suits to enforce administrative settlements.

Intervention - is where the EEOC joins a lawsuit that has been filed by a private plaintiff.

Subpoena enforcement actions - may be filed during the course of the investigation of a charge of discrimination where the Respondent refuses to provide information relevant to the charge.

Suits to enforce administrative settlements - involve breaches by the Respondents on agreements with EEOC to settle charges during the administrative process.

Modified on February 26, 2008.

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