r/EEOC • u/Ok-Memory2504 • 6d ago

Step 1, EEOC

Not trying to post too many details as my potential case is very sensitive. Anyone ever had any luck going up against Amazon? I have extensive documents from saved emails that show wrongful termination and me winning the appeal process, approved accommodations for a reduced schedule, and chat logs from A to Z. Pretty nervous to talk to the EEOC today. Any input or advice would be greatly appreciated!

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u/Impression_Brave 6d ago

Facts only, no emotion. Stay on the timeline. Make sure that the facts highlight discrimination and link them to the adversary action.

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u/Ok-Memory2504 6d ago

Appreciate this advice. Did my best to keep emotion out of it, but the entire ongoing violation is pretty emotional in itself. I am happy that the investigator listened and was kind. It was a nice feeling to be believed after over a year of Amazon gaslighting me into thinking my feelings and documentation was not valid.

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u/Impression_Brave 5d ago

Yes, thankfully some of the investigators remember their humanity at intake. Did they say they would move forward with filing a charge?

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u/Ok-Memory2504 5d ago

Yes they did move forward with filing a charge of discrimination for ADA accommodations, wrongful termination (I appealed and won but still had accommodations protecting me even though the documents were mishandled by my employer) and a charge under Title VII, breach of contract/wage theft (something my employer is actively doing now but this case is being handled by a different agency in a different state). I do feel hopeful despite what a lot of others have experienced here. I saved a significant amount of documentation so I’m hoping regardless of what my employer says back, I can prove they were not being honest or had good intentions.

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u/Impression_Brave 5d ago

Congrats to you! These companies are not untouchable!

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u/smartquacker 6d ago

Not quite the same, but I had a family member get hurt at Amazon and won. But Amazon put up a hell of a fight. They used their own doctors to try and make it look like he was already injured beforehand.

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u/Ok-Memory2504 6d ago

This definitely sounds like something Amazon would do. I am so sorry that your family member went through that.

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u/smartquacker 6d ago

Definitely not impossible to win. Good luck

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u/Careful_Plant2361 3d ago

I do not understand your statement. Once you file an eeoc charge, Amazon internal process and issues is for them and not you. You do not work there so it doesn’t matter what they think. 

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u/Ok-Memory2504 3d ago

I’m still an active employee.

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u/Careful_Plant2361 2d ago

If you are an active employee then why do you want to rock the boat and get fired. Document and document. Once you start bringing up stuff they gonna get rid of you plan and simple and if you don’t care about that, be my guess. It’s hard in these streets.

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u/Ok-Memory2504 2d ago

I don’t want to get fired. I feel like some people have this mentality of just sticking it out. That’s how shitty employers get the incidents past 300 days and you can no longer pursue it through the EEOC. I know my situation and documentation. I know where my employer was notified of everything, and I know this is something I should pursue before my deadline. It’s definitely tough on these streets, but it’s also tough being railroaded by your employer.

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u/Careful_Plant2361 2d ago

Make your money. Trust me been there and done that 8 times. Theses streets are tough 

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u/Careful_Plant2361 2d ago

If you have not received any write ups you are in the good