Responding to EEOC Discrimination Charges-What's Your Business Case?

In Fiscal Year 2023, The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received 67,448 discrimination cases. Think about it, we have 200 work days a year – so this equates to over 337 a day and 42 every working hour.  

Sheer numbers indicate that it’s just a matter of time before a discrimination charge crosses your desk.  

Get the information you need NOW to be prepared.

Your first reaction to receiving a charge of discrimination follows the stages of grief – shock, denial, and anger, … some get depressed because they think they may get in trouble. Then reality sets in and they reach the acceptance and action stages. 

Discrimination charges are now just one of the risks of doing business. Proper preparation is the key to winning charges of discrimination. Properly responding to a Charge of Discrimination is never fun.

Before suing a company for violating anti-discrimination laws, an employee must first file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or a similar state agency. The EEOC or the appropriate state agency then notifies the employer of the charge and, in most cases, requests a formal, written response known as a "position statement." 

Many business leaders fail to recognize the significance of this statement. Employers may be unable to successfully defend themselves unless they develop a thorough, clear, and consistent position statement.

It’s just a matter of time before a discrimination charge crosses your desk. Get the information you need now to be prepared.

After going through this webinar, participants will know:

• How to read between the lines of a discrimination charge
• How to outline and prepare your case
• What documentation do you need?
• If it is beneficial to obtain statements from witnesses or managers
• The importance of having work standards
• How to handle requests for additional information

• A review of Discrimination Charges Filed with the EEOC
• A review of a discrimination charge
• How to read between the lines of a discrimination charge
• Should we hire an attorney?
• What is "Non-binding" Mediation and should we accept mediation
• How to outline and prepare your case
• What documentation do you need?
• Is it beneficial to obtain statements from witnesses or managers?
• The importance of having work standards
• How to handle requests for additional information

To "discriminate" against someone means to treat that person differently, or less favorably, for some reason. Discrimination can occur while you are at school, at work, or in a public place, such as a mall or subway station. You can be discriminated against by school friends, teachers, coaches, co-workers, managers, or business owners.

The EEOC is responsible for protecting you from one type of discrimination - employment discrimination because of your race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age (age 40 or older), or genetic information. Other laws may protect you from other types of discrimination, such as discrimination at school.