Daily Archives: August 20, 2010 - 2 results

If you’re disabled and feel your employer discriminates against you, you’re not alone. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received a record number of workplace discrimination claims in 2009 from people with disabilities. The EEOC also filed twice the number of lawsuits in 2009 under the Americans with Disabilities Act as it did in 2008. Claims to the EEOC reached nearly 21,500, while EEOC lawsuits jumped from 37 to 76. What’s driving the surge?   Disability discrimination claims and lawsuits jump …

First, the good news. Workplace deaths fell in 2009 to the lowest level since the government began recording this data in 1992. Now, the bad news. High unemployment caused most of the decline. Big layoffs in some of the most dangerous occupations, like construction, had a big impact.   Workplace fatalities fell to lowest level in 2009 Unemployment responsible for the overall decline OSHA drives workplace safety; workers’ comp provides for injuries   Decline in Hazardous Employment Responsible The data …