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Distribution of employment-related inquiries and high percentage reaching complaint stage

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Council Member Williams inquires about the distribution of employment-related inquiries across different types of complaints and protected classes, as well as why such a high percentage reach the complaint stage.

Disability and retaliation remain the top two categories for complaints filed
Spikes in inquiries occurred after amendments to the Fair Chance Act and salary transparency laws
Over 60-70% of employment inquiries reach the complaint stage, possibly due to the higher number of protected classes in employment compared to other areas

Nantasha M. Williams

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Okay.

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The next question is, did

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The commission reports that employment related complaints comprise over 60% and sometimes over 70% of all complaints filed every year since f y 2020.

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That's a lot.

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Why does why does such a high percentage of employment inquiries reach the complaint stage compared to other types of complaints?

Katherine Carroll

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the drop in employment related inquiries occur in relations to a specific type of complaint or in relations to a particular protected class, or was it evenly distributed across the board?

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We continue to see, disability and retaliation as being the top 2 back and forth over this 5 year period, in terms of complaints filed.

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And then in terms of inquiries, we've seen a spike with amendments, such as the amendments to the Fair Chance Act and then amendments to salary transparency.

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I think for first off, the number of protected classes in the employment jurisdiction is higher than any of the other jurisdictions, and it has been continually amended, over the last 5 years to expand those protections as opposed to the other areas of our law.

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