The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission feels federal workers’ pain — and will pay them for it.
A review of commission decisions during the past decade shows an uptick in awards for emotional distress. In fiscal year 2011, the agency awarded discrimination victims an average of $106,000 for emotional pain and suffering, an all-time high. Five years ago, the average award was $84,477, according to the EEOC, and in 2002, it was $67,484.
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