EEOC Charges: How to Prepare an Airtight Response and Avoid Costly Payouts
February 7, 2008
2:00 - 3:00 PM Eastern Time
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When disgruntled applicants, employees or former employees file EEOC charges, companies are often unprepared. This can lead to costly and avoidable mistakes. Many employers end up paying fines or court judgments simply because they don't know how to respond to charges properly, rather than for any actual wrongdoing.
EEOC charges are easy to file – in fact more than 79,000 actions were filed last year. HR professionals are on the front lines when it comes to responding to these charges. By being trained, organized and confident, HR professionals can learn how to manage the EEOC process and protect their companies from costly payouts.
Our presenter will provide a step-by-step, practical guide for responding to EEOC and state agency discrimination charges. She will help participants develop a game plan for responding to charges so that they can best serve their companies and help them in making legally sound decisions on key issues. She also will answer questions such as the following:
- So You’ve Receipt of a Charge from the EEOC – What Now?
- How Should You Structure Your Internal Investigation?
- What Are The Secrets To Crafting a Concise and Persuasive Position Statement?
- Responding to Request for Information – How Much Information Is Too Much?
- How Can You Prevent or Limit the Scope of the On-Site Investigation?
- What’s the Best Way To Contend With A Fact Finding Conference?
- What Options Do You Have For Resolution Of The Charge?
- What Does The EEOC Determination Mean?
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Learning Objectives:
- What are the keys to getting documentation right?
- Interacting with the mediator and investigator
- When should you fight and when should you negotiate a settlement?
- When should your lawyer be involved?
- How to deal with the employee who has filed a Charge and still works for you
- How to limit witnesses
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Presented by:
Alyssa T. Senzel, Esq.
Alyssa T. Senzel, Esq., has been practicing employment law for 11 years and has extensive experience advising clients in a variety of employment issues, including but not limited to EEO/affirmative action, sexual harassment, wage and hour policy, the Americans With Disabilities Act, and family and medical leave policy. In addition, Ms. Senzel has drafted and evaluated employee manuals, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and employment agreements. Ms. Senzel has a JD from the University of Virginia School of Law and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Senzel is a member of the D.C. and California bars and is a frequent presenter of The Investigations Seminar and Managers and the Law.
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