10 | EEOC-INITIATED LITIGATION: 2023 EDITION ©2023 Seyfarth Shaw LLP Sexual harassment charges have also proven to result in significant monetary relief for the EEOC. As a result of the frequency of these types of claims, the Commission recovered over $142 million for employees asserting sexual harassment claims in FY 2021. For perspective, in FY 2017, the EEOC recovered just $125.5 million for the same category of claims. The graphic below demonstrates the monetary benefits received from sexual harassment charges between FYs 2017-2021, as well as how these charges were commonly resolved. 0 5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 30,000 35,000 40,000 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 Administrative Closure/Withdrawl Merit Resolutions No Reasonable Cause Reasonable Cause Successful Conciliation Settlement $142.2 5,896 4,480 13,752 2,074 239 348 498 312 304 601 970 1,199 831 750 $137.3 6,475 4,829 16,376 2,172 $139.6 6,449 4,686 18,902 1,982 $134 6,738 5,083 20,710 1,938 $125.5 2,198 21,375 5,017 6,868 Monetary Benefits (Millions) EEOC Harassment Charge Resolutions FY 2017-2021
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