The conventional wisdom in a down economy is that employment discrimination claims will skyrocket. While there have been some indications of that at a national level, the numbers in Connecticut tell a very different story. The state agency in Connecticut responsible for investigating discrimination complaints recently released its annual report (download here) for the fiscal… Continue Reading
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CHRO Annual Report Shows Surprising Drop in Complaints Filed
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & HarassmentWith the local economy suffering the effects of the economic recession, the prevailing wisdom of experts has been that the number of discrimination claims filed would continue to skyrocket. However, as I’ve pointed out before, we just haven’t seen that trend in Connecticut play out. New data just released by the Connecticut Commission on Human… Continue Reading
Numbers Galore, Part II: Seven Full-time CHRO Human Rights Referees for Six Referee Decisions
Posted in CHRO & EEOCAS UPDATED (9/9) Last week, I posted about the statistics released by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities. (You can view the CHRO’s Annual Report here.) Today, I continue to take a look behind the numbers and the implications for employers in Connecticut. Among the most striking of the statistics is this fact: Human Rights Referees… Continue Reading
Numbers Galore: CHRO Statistics Reveal Interesting Trends – Part I
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & HarassmentLast week, I publicized the release of federal court statistics; that story has now been picked up by the American Lawyer which crunches the numbers in more detail. But now you can break out your abacus again. The Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities has also just released their annual report (available for download here) which… Continue Reading
CHRO Annual Report Shows Less Discrimination Cases Being Filed
Posted in CHRO & EEOC, Discrimination & HarassmentThe CHRO has issued its Annual report ending for the fiscal year June 30, 2007, and made it available for public viewing. Its full of statistics that show trends in the workplace; such information is particularly useful for human resources personnel and in-house counsel. What does it show? Employment claims are down nearly 20 percent… Continue Reading
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