Problem is that these cases are generally filed in federal court. Federal Courts don't generally award fees that often.

Sep 22, 2022
2:51:21pm

vegasnative All-American

so sure, you win this case, but you wont get your fees. There isn't much chance that the same lawyer will have a case against you again, so I still think you are better off settling if it can be done cheaply.

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Right now some awful person is extorting us through a made up EEOC claim

Acorn

9/22/22 2:12pm

We pay a flat fee to law firms to defend our EEOC charges

JOPE

9/22/22 2:16pm

I have only been through one before. She got $30K. Any everyone wonders why

Acorn

9/22/22 2:17pm

May not be admissible. Definitely discoverable. Malingering, dishonesty etc. certainly goes to a claimant's

BIG XII Coug

9/22/22 2:22pm

Settlement. Insurance deductible is $25K, so they aren't being that magnanimous.

Acorn

9/22/22 2:25pm

The alternative would be to go ahead and fight it. If a case has no merits, fight it and win at sum. judgment

BIG XII Coug

9/22/22 2:36pm

Problem is that these cases are generally filed in federal court. Federal Courts don't generally award fees that often.

vegasnative

9/22/22 2:51pm

Summary judgements are difficult to get in EEOC claims. They are hard to prove

Acorn

9/23/22 9:54am

Yea lots of options and affordable firms depending on the facts. Though it does stink when paying up makes the most

Baron

9/22/22 2:17pm

I had that with an ambulance chaser this year.

Mister P

9/22/22 2:17pm

The EEOC is a joke. I once sat through a site visit to one of my clients as this idiot from the EEOC who kept referring

vegasnative

9/22/22 2:17pm

this is a big issue in the south for companies. It's unfortunate as most hate

ordinary tri guy

9/22/22 2:19pm

Definitely annoying...

CougarBuddy

9/22/22 2:19pm

I had a client who had a female employee doing telephone sales. They were

BYUMizzou

9/22/22 2:24pm

Yep. Identical to both of my experiences - pretty much the same.

Acorn

9/22/22 2:27pm

I've had similar situations that paid a lot more. We had to pay a guy who would

flyzag

9/22/22 2:53pm

It happens a lot more than you think. But you don't here about it.

Baron

9/22/22 2:56pm

Just hurting them self and others when trying to find good jobs.

qwerew

9/22/22 3:28pm

Is it illegal to make it public what they did after the case is closed?

jcase16byu

9/23/22 9:51am

Typically any settlement requires a confidentiality clause on both sides

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