#MeTooFed: Sex Harassment Claims Up 20% a Year, Tip of Iceberg

Federal employee sexual harassment claims jumped in number by about 100 more per year since 2016, according to EEOC data. And a new survey suggests that’s just a drop in the bucket.

The number of sexual harassment complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission rose from 485 in fiscal year 2016 to 585 in FY 2017 and 685 in FY 2018, the EEOC data shows. The total number of federal employee harassment claims, including both nonsexual and sexual harassment, went from 6,990 in FY 2016 to 7,560 in FY 2017 and 8,418 in FY 2018.

The boost—about 40% over ...