Updated On: 07 October, 2018 08:00 AM IST | Washington | Agencies
The data was released by the US Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC)

New federal data indicates that sexual harassment claims have increased 12 per cent year-over-year following the revelations about disgraced former movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
The data was released by the US Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC). It said that the charges filed with the EEOC alleging sexual harassment increased by 12 per cent from fiscal year 2017.