EEOC Is Suing Less but Collecting More at Mid-Way Point of 2019

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is mid-way through its 2019 fiscal year, and it has sued less often but has collected more money through settlements.

The agency filed 24 new lawsuits and has collected more than $21 million in settlements from Oct. 1, 2018, through March 31.

The new lawsuits are nine fewer cases than the job rights watchdog had filed at the mid-point of its fiscal 2018. The settlements obtained, however, top last year’s mid-way tally by more than $7 million.

That’s quite a performance for an agency that had to scale back operations during the government shutdown. It’s ...