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...racist behavior? In the course of the article, you cite as evidence of increasing racism "a record 72,000 complaints of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission last year." That figure is for 1985; the 1986 total is 68,822. These numbers reflect discrimination in all EEOC enforcement areas, based not only on race but also on religion, age, national origin and sex. Age discrimination is the fastest-growing area of complaint. CLARENCE THOMAS, Chairman Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Washington...
...Equal Employment Opportunity Commission suggested a variety of remedies, including sensitivity training, the hiring of more men and the creation of a $22 million fund to assist "dissuaded" male job applicants. But Hooters staged protests in Washington, led by a bevy of lovely you-know-Hooters, suggesting that the EEOC get a life. The agency, citing a lack of funds, eventually dropped its case against the chain...
Complaints of racial discrimination to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission were roughly the same in 1995 as in 1990--about 29,000. "But the EEOC is certainly not the primary enforcer of employment rights in this country," says H. Candace Gorman, a prominent plaintiff's attorney in Chicago. "The private bar is." And that's because the financial stakes are higher than ever. Thanks, in part, to a 1991 law that permits pain and suffering awards in workplace discrimination cases, lawyers can make millions on a successful class action...
...that 1 in 10 Americans is likely to suffer from a diagnosable mental illness during the year, the stakes for employers are potentially enormous. Although the guidelines do not have any legal force under the law, refusing to follow them can be risky. The courts often look to the eeoc's analysis when ruling in discrimination lawsuits. So far, nearly 13% of all eeoc complaints under the disabilities law have involved mental illness, though some experts feel this number is leveling off. In a TIME/CNN poll last week, 62% said they believe employers should accommodate mental impairments...
...worries employers, especially small-business owners without human-resources departments or staff attorneys, is that one worker's run-of-the-mill bad attitude may be another's debilitating schizophrenia. "This is fraught with undesirable pitfalls," says Don Livingston, a Washington lawyer who is former general counsel at the EEOC. "It calls on employers to make enigmatic distinctions between personality traits and personality disorders. Mental-health professionals often find this an impossible task, and now it's being put before factory supervisors." Henry Saveth, an attorney at Foster Higgins, which represents leading corporations in employment disputes, is concerned that traits...