In 2008 the Office of Federal Contract and Compliance recovered a record $67 million dollars from Affirmative Action contractors who had allegedly discriminated against employees and applicants based upon minority or gender status. This is a 133% increase over what was recovered in 2001 and was up from $51 million in 2007. Nearly 25,000 individuals shared in the back pay and other damages collected. The damages, bad publicity, and increased federal activity in this area should prompt those contractors and subcontractors required to develop Affirmative Action plans to do so.
