EEOC Monetary Recoveries Hit Record High While Litigation Drops

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission collected an all-time high of $535.4 million in monetary recoveries during the last fiscal year for workers alleging discrimination, while filing its second-lowest total of merit lawsuits in more than two decades, according to the agency’s annual financial report.

The workplace civil rights agency reported the record highs and lows during a fiscal year that was filled with uncertainty for workers and employers due to the global Covid-19 pandemic and a tumultuous presidential election campaign.

The agency’s Fiscal 2020 monetary recoveries include awards from settlements, mediation, and conciliation. EEOC lawsuits accounted for $106 ...