Complaints Filed
Complaints Filed Five Year Comparison
| Year |
89/90 |
90/91 |
91/92 |
92/93 |
93/94 |
| Cases |
991 |
1,282 |
1,562 |
1,862 |
2,038 |
Case Determinations
Determinations Five Year Comparison
| Year |
89/90 |
90/91 |
91/92 |
92/93 |
93/94 |
| Determinations |
1,349 |
1,172 |
1,362 |
1,737 |
2,087 |
Complaints Filed By Area
| Area |
# |
% |
| Employment |
1,712 |
84.0 |
| Public Accomms. |
159 |
7.8 |
| Housing |
127 |
6.2 |
| Education |
37 |
1.8 |
| Credit |
3 |
<1 |
| Total |
2,038 |
|
Complaints Filed By Alleged Basis
| Basis |
# |
% |
| Phys. & Ment. Disability |
733 |
36.0 |
| Sex |
709 |
34.8 |
| Race |
551 |
27.0 |
| Age |
360 |
17.6 |
| Retaliation |
214 |
10.5 |
| National Origin |
98 |
4.8 |
| Religion |
31 |
1.5 |
| Familial Status |
30 |
1.5 |
| Color |
10 |
<1 |
| Creed |
2 |
<1 |
(Many complaints have more than one basis listed
as the cause of discrimination, such as race and sex, or sex and age.)
Alleged Discriminatory Incident
| Incident |
# |
% |
| Discharge |
893 |
43.8 |
| General Harassment |
387 |
19.0 |
| Terms & Conditions |
333 |
16.3 |
| Failure to Accommodate |
162 |
7.9 |
| Failure to Hire |
153 |
7.5 |
| Unequal Service |
139 |
6.8 |
| General Treatment |
131 |
6.4 |
| Constructive Discharge |
128 |
6.3 |
| Sexual Harassment |
112 |
5.5 |
| Failure to Promote |
94 |
4.6 |
| Retaliation |
93 |
4.6 |
| Suspension |
58 |
2.8 |
| Demotion |
57 |
2.8 |
| Equal Pay |
56 |
2.7 |
| Reprimand |
54 |
2.6 |
| Layoff |
49 |
2.4 |
(The remaining alleged discriminatory incidents
such as refusal to rent, probation, etc., accounted for less than 2% each
of the total complaints.)
Complaints Filed By Respondent Type
| Respondent Type |
# |
% |
| Service Priv. Employer |
957 |
47.0 |
| Mnfg. Priv. Empl. |
405 |
19.9 |
| Governmental Unit |
208 |
10.2 |
| Educational Institution |
119 |
5.8 |
| Retailer/Wholesaler |
111 |
5.4 |
| Owner/Proprietor |
104 |
5.1 |
| Manager |
38 |
1.9 |
| Labor Organization |
14 |
<1 |
| Creditor/Credit Inst. |
7 |
<1 |
| Real Estate Agent |
6 |
<1 |
| Employment Agency |
2 |
<1 |
Complaints Filed by Agency
| Agency |
# |
| Iowa Civil Rights Comm. |
1,435 |
| EEOC |
128 |
| Des Moines |
98 |
| Waterloo |
80 |
| Davenport |
73 |
| Cedar Rapids |
63 |
| Mason City |
32 |
| Council Bluffs |
20 |
| Dubuque |
20 |
| Sioux City |
15 |
| Iowa City |
15 |
| Cedar Falls |
10 |
| HUD |
7 |
| Fort Dodge |
3 |
| Ames |
2 |
Analysis of Determinations
In FY94, there was a total of 2,087 case resolutions. The major
categories of these resolutions were as follows:
| Admin. closure, Local comms. |
314 |
| Admin. closure, EEOC |
39 |
| Admin. closure, screening |
692 |
| Admin. closure, other |
195 |
| Right-to-sue |
356 |
| Mediation |
183 |
| Conciliation |
18 |
| Investigation, NPC |
180 |
| Investigation, PC |
48 |
| Approved for hearing |
7 |
| Withdrawn |
146 |
Annualized Benefits
Annualized benefits for FY94 were $633,746.22, compared to $429,890.18
for FY93. Annualized benefits are monies collected from Respondents and
paid to Complainants as a result of settlement agreements or final agency
decisions.
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