Fending Off Discrimination Charges
You receive an envelope and message from the EEOC or local Human Rights agency. An employee has filed a discrimination charge against you and your business. What’s the first thing you should do? Keep reading to find out.
Fending Off Discrimination Charges
You’ve just been handed a letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or Human Rights agency in your community.
The news? You’ve been singled out in a discrimination complaint by a former employee. Here’s what you can do:
- Get an attorney, a good attorney. In this game, you play with the “big boys.” And you need an attorney whose punches have the same weight behind them as the blows the EEOC or agency may throw your way.
- Study the complaint. Perhaps it wasn’t filed in a timely manner. Your attorney can ask the EEOC or agency to throw out the charges. Or maybe the complaint is ambiguous. It doesn’t include the names of specific individuals and incidents. Your attorney can request clarification.
- Investigate. Your attorney should interview witnesses. All statements should be put in writing and signed. Also, pull together all pertinent documents and records.
