In a report issued by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC reports that they received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46 year history. Charges of religious discrimination jumped by 9.5%, the largest increase of any category, and charges of ancestry or country origin discrimination rose 5%.
According to the former General Counsel of the EEOC, the increase in religion and national origin discrimination reflects the growing diversity of the nation's workforce in that more individuals are employed from an increasing number of other countries that bring additional religious complexities to the workforce. To continue reading, click here.