Has anyone ever had to go through the process of reporting an issue to the EEOC? What does that look like if you have?

Has anyone ever had to go through the process of reporting an issue to the EEOC? What does that look like if you have?

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  1. Anonymous

    It is handled as a complaint. The EEOC will then investigate. The complaint review process takes upwards to 16 to 24 months for the investigation to be complete and a decision to be arrived at. You will receive a written explanation of their invesigation findings. If you do not agree you can appeal/reject their findings and file a legal claim against the company and go to trial on your own. But you will.need to hire an attorney and that can get expensive.

  2. Anonymous

    Does the filer have to be available for interviews by the EEOC? Can the EEOC require the company to produce slack, email, etc history?

  3. Anonymous

    The EEOC doesn't quite work like a indivifual court trial who is looking for compensation but will interview people and ask for documentation they feel is necessary to understand the validity of the claims. It's like a fast track trial but I've never seen it go quite so deep. They keep their questions very to the point. They don't want a blow by blow. They are looking for illegal behavior overall. A court trial the attorneys goes over every single detail whereas the EEOC is looking a the big picture at the company.

  4. Anonymous

    You went to trial without an attorney,? Wow.

  5. Anonymous

    So your response regarding the lack of need for an attorney is irrelevant. People go through the EEOC to avoid a civil trial. If you disagree with the EEOC results you go to trial WITH AN ATTORNEY

  6. Anonymous

    Yes. It takes a long time and your settlement is much smaller

  7. Diane Frances Lesley-Neuman

    They are bureaucratic and do not get back to you.

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