All Your EEOC Questions Answered, Part 2, with Maureen Kielt

Ari is again joined by Maureen Kielt, director of the EEOC’s Buffalo Local Office, to continue their conversation from last week’s episode, “All Your EEOC Questions Answered.” In part two, Ari and Maureen dig into what an EEOC investigation entails, who conducts it, and what is asked of the respondents (employers) when an employee files a claim against them. As Maureen mentioned in Episode 31, mediation is generally the first course of action that the EEOC will take; when mediation is not successful or appropriate, investigation is the next move. Even though the Buffalo Local Office is short-staffed, they make every effort to thoroughly investigate all charges, using tactics like fact-finding conferences, on-site visits, requests for information, and requests for position statements from the respondents. Listen in for more details, and tune in next week for part three of their conversation.
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[@mirandahein5344]

This series is very insightful!Would you elaborate on what you mean by non-management employees? For example, what if there is an alleged issue between junior or executive or senior level managers in a company?

[@brim7079]

By management employee, do you mean first line supervisor? She said, they won't contact the management employee. My investigator said in her letter, that she will contact my first line supervisor!

[@dianestevenson4996]

I was out w/ excruciating pain in my knee. Been going to Dr. trying to get it fixed,but it was affecting my physical and mental abity to work. Went under Drs. care, got fixed,came back to work after Dr. released me to go back and they fired me. Didn't give me a chance to work to prove if my work etht was because of my disability. The woman that trained me got supervisor job also. She mentally harassed me to the point I was in tears. I have witnesses of my treatment from her. She turned the table on me and told Management that she felt threatened by me and they believe her. It's in my work records, and they won't give me a copy, or let me see my personell records to actually see what the allegations were, so that I could debate my case. I have never threatened her or anyone else in my company. Been in manufacturing all my life and have never insulted my boss or management Do I have a case?

[@brim7079]

How do you determine the 51%

[@22jaydogg]

This woman is so damn annoying! Very annoying! Do not trust eeoc period ! Get a attorney if you can afford it