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&lt;p&gt;The number of discrimination charges hit an all-time high of 99,947 last year, according to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The commission, which tracks discrimination charges in categories including race, sex, national origin, religion, retaliation, age, disability, genetic information, and equal pay, reported a mild increase of 25 claims to 2010&#39;s 99,922 stats—which experts mostly attribute to increased diversity in the workplace.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though many categories experienced little change—race charges, which accounted for 35.9% of 2010&#39;s complaints, decreased to 35.4% in 2011, while sex charges dipped from 35.9% to 35.4%--an interesting change is observable in age-related claims.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Though they&#39;ve barely budged from 2010 to 2011 (making up 23.3% and 23.5% of claims, respective to year), ageism complaints still show a marked overall dip from their recessionary high of 25.8% in 2008. This may mean that the workplace has become more accustomed to older workers as the economy continues to sputter—which could, in turn, spell trouble for young workers.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As Reuters reports today, teen employment is at a rock bottom low, with only 1 in four teenaged workers holding a job. Since we&#39;ve seen an influx of experienced workers snatching up entry-level jobs, it&#39;s possible that &quot;age&quot; is an increasingly more damaging factor for young, inexperienced workers than for 50-somethings with a two page resume and a master&#39;s degree.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Other problem areas: Disability charges increased from 25.2% to 25.8% of all claims, and complaints of retaliation rose from 36.3% to 37.4%.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Holding steady is the new-ish &quot;GINA&quot; category which covers &quot;genetic information.&quot; Those claims have remained at 0.2% of the total charges in both 2010 and 2011, the first two years of its existence.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Read More:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;https://academized.com/blog/eeoc-charge-statistics-fy-1997-to-fy-2022&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;EEOC Statistics&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a rel=&quot;noopener noreferrer&quot; href=&quot;http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/24/us-usa-economy-jobs-idUSTRE80N07L20120124&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&quot;Job Market Hurt Teens Most: Study&quot; (Reuters)&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;--Cathy Vandewater, Vault.com&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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