This Blog is a resource provided by the Disability Law Committee of the Florida Bar. We welcome your participation. Marc Dubin, Esq., Chair of the Committee, can be reached at mdubin@pobox.com and at 305-896-3000. He is available for consultations.

Saturday, February 24, 2007

Did you know that in Fiscal Year 2006, the EEOC received 15,625 charges of disability discrimination?

In Fiscal Year 2006, EEOC received 15,625 charges of disability discrimination. EEOC resolved 15,045 disability discrimination charges in FY 2006 and recovered $48.8 million in monetary benefits for charging parties and other aggrieved individuals (not including monetary benefits obtained through litigation).

source: http://www.eeoc.gov/types/ada.html


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