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In fiscal year 2009, employers
paid out $294 million in settlements of EEOC charges. 
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Pregnancy discrimination charges filed with the EEOC increased 50% between fiscal year (FY) 1999 and FY 2009. A 2008 study by the National Partnership for Women and Families found that pregnancy discrimination complaints have risen at a faster rate than the steady influx of women into the workplace.
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A study by Jury Verdict Research,
Inc. found that, in the year 2003, the national jury award
median for employment practice liability cases was $250,000.
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A 2001 survey by the Society for
Human Resource Management of human resource professionals
in Fortune 1000 companies found that diversity initiatives
helped the bottom line of their organizations. Benefits
included the following: improvement of corporate culture;
improvement of employee morale; higher retention of employees;
easier recruitment of new employees; decreased complaints
and litigation; increased creativity.
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A 1994
study by the Merit Systems Protection Board of sexual
harassment in federal workplaces yielded the following
data:
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44% of female federal employees
and 19% of male employees who responded to the survey
reported that they were subjected to unwanted sexual
attention at work during the preceding two years;
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Only around 6% of survey respondents
who experienced sexually harassing behaviors took
formal action in response to the harassment;
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Sexual harassment cost the
Federal Government an estimated $327 million during
the two year period covered by the survey. That amount
included the cost of sick leave, job turnover, and
productivity losses.
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