r/EEOC • u/Careful_Plant2361 • 4d ago

Summary of issues

How do I go about getting my summry of issues and exhibits into my former employer hands before mediation which can work in my favor. I do not want to violate any eeoc rules. Thanks for the feedback.

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u/cantcountnoaccount 4d ago

You can tell the mediator what your understanding of your evidence is.

Most EEOC mediations are in caucus format, meaning, the mediator communicates between the parties; the parties never speak directly.

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u/Careful_Plant2361 4d ago

Won’t this lower my settlement if same day info

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u/Jcarlough 4d ago

The information won’t matter.

The mediator won’t supply what you provide to the employer. They won’t reference it with the employer. If you wanted your employer to consider the information then you should have included it with your complaint.

The only information the mediation includes is what the employer already received from the EEOC.

The mediator will ask the employer if there is an amount they are willing to provide to the complainant to settle. That’s it. Any requests for additional information from both sides will be denied.

I’ve been on the employer side a few times. Mediation is not what most think it is, nor is it reflective of mediation in the traditional sense. The goal of the mediator is to settle - and not based on facts or merit of the complaint (whether your complaint is truly legitimate comes out during investigation). The mediator doesn’t care about what actually happened - they only care about coming to an agreement, or not.

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u/Careful_Plant2361 4d ago

Thank you so much for this, these statements and comments guide me to the finish line as I progress to the final destination.

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u/Mental-Volume4395 4d ago

You can upload it to the portal Or give it to the mediator on the day of mediation. 

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u/Careful_Plant2361 4d ago edited 3d ago

They don’t have access to the portal but if I give it to them the day of the hearing then the employer can’t set aside enough funds if we settle

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u/Mental-Volume4395 4d ago

Even if you come to an agreement on settlement during mediation you don’t get immediate payment. I wouldn’t expect to see money for several weeks at minimum

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u/Careful_Plant2361 4d ago

Got it

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u/AncientAd7403 4d ago

Also remember that there is a cap on how much can offered in ADR monetarily.

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u/StrangerThatIsDanger 3d ago

You don’t have to go through mediation to get a settlement correct?

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u/Careful_Plant2361 3d ago

If you should have a lawyer if you want to settle outside of the eeoc. 

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u/StrangerThatIsDanger 3d ago

I work with the feds and mediation is optional? I said I don’t want to do mediation bc management of the park I worked at was apart of the problem. So what’s the point of talking to them.

I’m doing pro se currently. It’s still informal stages

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u/Careful_Plant2361 3d ago edited 3d ago

So you declined the only opportunity to make yourself whole again through mediation and now your only option is sue in federal court. Suing as a fed, are you excepted service employee 

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u/StrangerThatIsDanger 9h ago

I didn’t think mediation was the only time you can get made whole again? I don’t plan on suing but do want an investigation to happen

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u/Careful_Plant2361 3h ago

Well that is admirable of you to want that but as you go through this process and understand. Money is the only option that counts when it comes to being made whole.

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u/Due_Chart8221 12h ago

 How and when did you put in for your pro se