EEOC Annual Report shows 92,641 cases resolved & $525 million awarded
November 25, 2015
Fiscal Year 2015 Performance and Accountability Report (PAR). This report discusses activities during the past fiscal year from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 that were designed to meet the priorities outlined in the EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan (SEP) for Fiscal Years 2012-2016. Jenny Yang, EEOC Chair, highlighted three key areas of success in her opening message:
- Benefits for Victims of Discrimination. EEOC secured more than $525 million for victims of discrimination in the workplace. This includes:
- $356.6 million in relief for those who work in the private sector—secured through the agency’s mediation, conciliation, and other administrative enforcement efforts.
- $65.3 million in relief for charging parties—obtained through litigation.
- $105.7 million in relief for federal employees and applicants through our federal sector process.
- Challenging Systemic Discrimination. EEOC field offices resolved 268 systemic investigations during the administrative process. In doing so, the agency obtained more than $33.5 million in remedies. In litigation, EEOC resolved 26 systemic cases, six of which included at least 50 victims of discrimination and 13 that included at least 20 victims.
- Extensive Outreach and Public Education Activities. The agency’s outreach programs reached more than 330,000 people through more than 3,700 no-cost educational, training, and outreach events. The EEOC Training Institute educated 12,000 individuals at more than 140 events.
- To educate the public about trends and challenges in achieving equal employment opportunity, they outlined a Research and Data Plan that will enable them to use data to enhance our enforcement work.
- They established Quality Enforcement Practices, which set guidelines for improving the timeliness and ensuring the quality of agency investigations and conciliations.
- They instituted an agency-wide Communications and Outreach Plan to enhance the clarity, consistency, and coordination of their vital communications and outreach efforts.
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