Complaints to the DFEH increased by more than 15% in 2008 (3,000 more complaints);
Disability claims were most frequently filed, followed by retaliation, sexual harassment and age discrimination;
In fact, disability claims comprised more than 36% of all claims;
Prosecutions of employers increased by 28 percent.
California also has a disproportionate ratio of total employee complaints – one out of every 5 complaints in the country is from California.
Time to get your house in order!
And a good analysis of these statistics is found from Christopher Olmstead of Barker Olmsted & Barnier.