Here is a table of the number of harrassment claims filed with the EEOC by year. You will see at the link that the number of claims filed dropped from 16,000 in 1997 to 12,000 in 2010. The number of claims settled and "withdrawn with benefits" have stayed relatively constant. The number of charges dismissed has stayed between 40% and 50% -- showing that it wasn't and has never been an "automatic payout".
Total payouts for ALL claims has stayed at around $50 million a year; which means the average payout per claim in 1997 was $3115. So you can see a payout of $35,000, or $45,000, was NOT the "norm", much less being "very small". For a case without merit, those are large amounts of money to pay out, according to the actual statistics.
There are many good arguments to be made, I think we should pay attention to facts and not let our anger at the situation bring us to conclusions that are not supported by those facts, and are based on rough anecdotal claims.
These were not EEOC claims! Get it straight.
I would suggest if you have a love of the facts, you not attempt to manipulate them.
“Total payouts for ALL claims has stayed at around $50 million a year; which means the average payout per claim in 1997 was $3115. So you can see a payout of $35,000, or $45,000, was NOT the “norm”, much less being “very small”. For a case without merit, those are large amounts of money to pay out, according to the actual statistics.
There are many good arguments to be made, I think we should pay attention to facts and not let our anger at the situation bring us to conclusions that are not supported by those facts, and are based on rough anecdotal claims.
Average payouts can be skewed by people who get next to nothing.
1. Cain’s Gold Diggers didn’t file EEOC claims, they filed claims against private entitites. Corporate philosophy is to avoid costly trials and make payouts. They also often result in “severance” terms. In other words...we will pay you to leave...bye bye.
2. Claimants who get attorneys often get paid much higher payouts...with the credible threat of a costly trial.
Nice try to make these bimbos’ claims seem to have justification. NO DICE.