According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an all-time high number of discrimination claims were made to the federal agency in 2010.  

Last year, a total of 99,922 discrimination complaints were filed with the EEOC by employees and 20,149 of these resulted in merit resoultions.  A merit resolution is a case which ends with a favorable outcome for the employee. 

Total claims increased by 7.1 percent last year and disability discrimination claims increased more than any other type of complaint.  Disability claims increased by 17.3 percent and religious discrimination claims followed with an 11.9 percent increase.  The most frequently occurring discrimination complaint involved retaliation.

Texas had both the highest number of discrimination claims and merit resoultions in 2010.  Texas's merit resolutions made up about 17.2 percent of all merit resoultions in the country.

If you have experienced discrimination in the workplace or have been retaliated against by an employer, contact the Houston workplace discrimination lawyers of Ross Law Group at 713-482-6910 to discuss your case with an experienced attorney.