Q&A
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
0:28:46
Okay.
0:28:47
The next question is, did
Katherine Carroll
0:28:48
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?
0:28:59
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.
0:29:08
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.
Nantasha M. Williams
0:29:19
The commission reports that employment related complaints comprise over 60% and sometimes over 70% of all complaints filed every year since f y 2020.
0:29:31
That's a lot.
0:29:32
Why does why does such a high percentage of employment inquiries reach the complaint stage compared to other types of complaints?
Katherine Carroll
0:29:44
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.
