EEOC charges soared last year as recession threw people on the street

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As an employer, you always worry that the person you had to lay off because of the recession will try to even up the score with a discrimination claim.rnLooks like you were right to worry. The EEOC just reported its charge data for fiscal year 2008. It's an eye-opener.rnDiscrimination and retaliation charges filed with the agency shot up by 15% to the highest level - by far -in the past decade.rnAmong the highlights of the report:rn1. Retaliation charges kept surging. They account for 34% of all charges filed, up from 23% in 1997.rn2. Age bias charges jumped 29%.rnSee page 4 for more analysis of the data, and action suggestions for HR.