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People literally get fired everyday with EEOC claims. In fact it’s quite the opposite. Most people who file EEOC claims lose their job. https://www.govexec.co

People literally get fired everyday with EEOC claims. In fact it’s quite the opposite. Most people who file EEOC claims lose their job. https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/07/63-workers-who-file-eeoc-discrimination-complaint-lose-their-jobs/183849/ https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2021/07/63-workers-who-fil...

bluGill 4y ago
Sure, but it is a lot harder. When someone knows how to file claims you need to carefully work out the paperwork. My brother was boss of such a person for a while, the need to carefully keep track of everything drove him to quit - the replacement enjoyed tracked everything and didn't need very long to have enough paperwork correct to fire the file claims on everything person.
- kenjackson 4y ago
  Firing someone is a lot of work in general. It’s easily the worst part of my job. You always have to do the paperwork at a big company. EEOC or discrimination claims or not (you always assume they will file one at some point). Anyone who says this is the reason a person isn’t fired is probably lying or doesn’t know the facts on the ground.
  - bluGill 4y ago
    My brother probably didn't have the paperwork in place to fire the person in question. Having to collect it was the part he didn't want to have to do. Every time my brother brought the person in question in to talk about issues the person ran to an EEOC complaint.
  - CWuestefeld 4y ago
    My experience is that avoiding such claims (EEO and others like them) is the single biggest reason for the existence of HR. They want you to think they're there to stick up for the employee, but making sure the company's butt is covered from liability is their real point.
CWuestefeld 4y ago
> Most people who file EEOC claims lose their job. I don't think you meant it that way, but your claim is false. It's saying that if you file an EEOC claim, you'll probably get fired. The question we should be asking is, "how much crap are companies willing to put up with because the employee in question belongs to a protected group and the company fears EEOC claims even when those claims are unjustified?"
- kenjackson 4y ago
  > I don't think you meant it that way, but your claim is false. It's saying that if you file an EEOC claim, you'll probably get fired. I didn't mean that, but that may be the reality of the situation. In any case, it doesn't appear that filing an EEOC claim provides much protection. And as also noted in the article, the results are rarely favorable to the filer. Again, in my experience, we assume anyone who is getting fired will file a claim of some sort. A claim has never stopped any firing that I know of.

bluGill 4y ago

Sure, but it is a lot harder. When someone knows how to file claims you need to carefully work out the paperwork. My brother was boss of such a person for a while, the need to carefully keep track of everything drove him to quit - the replacement enjoyed tracked everything and didn't need very long to have enough paperwork correct to fire the file claims on everything person.

kenjackson 4y ago
Firing someone is a lot of work in general. It’s easily the worst part of my job. You always have to do the paperwork at a big company. EEOC or discrimination claims or not (you always assume they will file one at some point). Anyone who says this is the reason a person isn’t fired is probably lying or doesn’t know the facts on the ground.
- bluGill 4y ago
  My brother probably didn't have the paperwork in place to fire the person in question. Having to collect it was the part he didn't want to have to do. Every time my brother brought the person in question in to talk about issues the person ran to an EEOC complaint.
- CWuestefeld 4y ago
  My experience is that avoiding such claims (EEO and others like them) is the single biggest reason for the existence of HR. They want you to think they're there to stick up for the employee, but making sure the company's butt is covered from liability is their real point.

CWuestefeld 4y ago

> Most people who file EEOC claims lose their job. I don't think you meant it that way, but your claim is false. It's saying that if you file an EEOC claim, you'll probably get fired. The question we should be asking is, "how much crap are companies willing to put up with because the employee in question belongs to a protected group and the company fears EEOC claims even when those claims are unjustified?"

kenjackson 4y ago
> I don't think you meant it that way, but your claim is false. It's saying that if you file an EEOC claim, you'll probably get fired. I didn't mean that, but that may be the reality of the situation. In any case, it doesn't appear that filing an EEOC claim provides much protection. And as also noted in the article, the results are rarely favorable to the filer. Again, in my experience, we assume anyone who is getting fired will file a claim of some sort. A claim has never stopped any firing that I know of.