Anyone file an EEOC claim against their firm?
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So sorry you’re in this position.
As a plaintiff’s lawyer, I wouldn’t pursue legal action (and did not when I was retaliated against for taking family medical leave when my mom was dying), but the calculus of whether it’s worth it might be different for you.
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I guess I should add — my concerns include reputational harm / getting blackballed as mentioned below, but also I just wouldn’t want the stress of getting dragged through the mud over years of litigation. If your damages would be high enough to be significant for you or if you think your firm would settle with you early, it might make sense, but I probably still would not.
Filed one, got a reasonable settlement as a result, and no one really even knows it happened.
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Strategically, it’s often best to negotiate with your employer before proceeding to an EEOC charge. Be sure to know and meet all city, state, and federal deadlines for filing charges.
EEOC charges cannot be searched publicly, and they help build a record of repeated claims against an employer.
I mean, it falls under the same umbrella of unfair and horrible as the victim getting transferred to a different department to get away from an offender, but it’s a near surefire way to get blackballed in the law firm community, if that matters to you. Unless your claim could turn the industry upside down and effect real change??
The risk of being subconsciously labeled a troublemaker is huge. But if it’s a big firm, or everybody already knows the firm treats people poorly, then I’d think the risk is less. Though in the latter case, you should probably also look for another job.