EEOC Finds Increase in Job Discrimination Claims Based on Disability

The Associated Press reported, "The number of workers claiming job discrimination based on disability, religion or national origin surged to new highs last year, as federal job bias complaints overall stayed at near-record levels. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that charges of disability discrimination rose by about 10 percent to 21,451 claims, the largest increase of any category." As in previous years, "claims based on race, sex and retaliation were the most frequent."

From the American Association for Justice news release.