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The following chart represents the total number of charge receipts filed and resolved under the ADEA alleging compensation discrimination as an issue (includes issues of wages, retirement benefits, insurance benefits or other compensation).
The data are compiled by the Office of Research, Information, and Planning from EEOC's Charge Data System.
| FY 1992 | FY 1993 | FY 1994 | FY 1995 | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | FY 1998 | FY 1999 | FY 2000 | FY 2001 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Receipts | 2,135 | 1,862 | 1,989 | 1,496 | 1,246 | 1,580 | 1,825 | 1,504 | 2,927 | 2,150 |
| Resolutions | 1,758 | 2,062 | 1,535 | 1,772 | 1,778 | 1,819 | 1,655 | 2,301 | 2,022 | 2,235 |
| Resolutions By Type | ||||||||||
| Settlements | 86 | 76 | 52 | 60 | 71 | 93 | 98 | 117 | 185 | 145 |
| 4.9% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 6.5% | |
| Withdrawals w/Benefits | 210 | 190 | 96 | 94 | 88 | 138 | 80 | 66 | 98 | 104 |
| 11.9% | 9.2% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 7.6% | 4.8% | 2.9% | 4.8% | 4.7% | |
| Administrative Closures | 468 | 520 | 613 | 672 | 541 | 531 | 463 | 440 | 384 | 488 |
| 26.6% | 25.2% | 39.9% | 37.9% | 30.4% | 29.2% | 28.0% | 19.1% | 19.0% | 21.8% | |
| No Reasonable Cause | 916 | 1,032 | 632 | 719 | 1,033 | 1,012 | 957 | 972 | 1,045 | 1,044 |
| 52.1% | 50.0% | 41.2% | 40.6% | 58.1% | 55.6% | 57.8% | 42.2% | 51.7% | 46.7% | |
| Reasonable Cause | 78 | 244 | 142 | 227 | 45 | 45 | 57 | 706 | 310 | 454 |
| 4.4% | 11.8% | 9.3% | 12.8% | 2.5% | 2.5% | 3.4% | 30.7% | 15.3% | 20.3% | |
| Successful Conciliations | 16 | 32 | 50 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 19 | 12 | 29 | 183 |
| 0.9% | 1.6% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1.3% | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.4% | 8.2% | |
| Unsuccessful Conciliations | 62 | 212 | 92 | 214 | 21 | 41 | 38 | 694 | 281 | 271 |
| 3.5% | 10.3% | 6.0% | 12.1% | 1.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 30.2% | 13.9% | 12.1% | |
| Merit Resolutions | 374 | 510 | 290 | 381 | 204 | 276 | 235 | 889 | 593 | 703 |
| 21.3% | 24.7% | 18.9% | 21.5% | 11.5% | 15.2% | 14.2% | 38.6% | 29.3% | 31.5% | |
| Monetery Benefits (millions)* | $3.5 | $5.0 | $3.9 | $3.0 | $5.4 | $5.3 | $5.5 | $4.0 | $8.7 | $15.5 |
* Does not include monetary benefits obtained through litigation.
The total of individual percentages may not always sum to 100% due to rounding.
EEOC total workload includes charges carried over from previous fiscal years, new charge receipts and charges transferred to EEOC from Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs). Resolution of charges each year may therefore exceed receipts for that year because workload being resolved is drawn from a combination of pending, new receipts and FEPA transfer charges rather than from new charges only.
8/7/02
This page was last modified on September 17, 2002.