Discrimination Attorneys. Help Has Arrived!

Well, the latest update is that last Thursday our former employer accused me of acting on my own and not keeping my co-workers informed on the conciliation process. That did not go over well. For two years we have been fighting this fight. For two years they never questioned who was acting as spokesperson but now that they've been found guilty on all counts I guess this is just their latest feeble attempt to stall the process. Thankfully, the EEOC investigator wasn't having any of it. She got on the phone right away and asked all the ladies to fax in a statement stating that they were making all their own decisions, that they have been updated at every stage along the way, and that they have appointed me as spokesperson. All the women got the information in within 24 hours and within that same amount of time we hired a reputable firm to represent our interests.

I don't want you to think that finding an attorney to represent you is that easy, because it isn't. We have been putting together a file on reputable attorneys for over a year. We even interviewed a couple of them but either they didn't want us or we didn't want them. The attorneys we selected have both the experience and the passion we were looking for. Even when you have a case like ours where the EEOC has ruled in your favor on four counts of sex discrimination, four counts of retaliation, and violations of the ADA, you won't be able to retain representation if you can't verbalize the merits of your case. Just as the intake officer will drill you at the EEOC, attorneys will drill you as well. These are rapid fire questions to which you must answer without hesitation: Why do you think this was discrimination? What reason did your employer give for this action? What do you think is the real reason? What physical proof do you have? Did you inform anyone in management of your complaint? What proof do you have? etc. etc. If you cannot answer these questions intelligently, if you cannot answer them in accordance with what the law provides, you're a liablity and no reputable attorney will take you on. You are your strongest piece of evidence so be prepared to present yourself as such.