The EEOC needs to be fixed to help real victims find justice.
The EEOC needs to be fixed to help real victims find justice.
Because narcissistic managers create/promote hostile work environment, therefore their organizations are plague with discriminations, retaliations, bullying (blunt or subtle), smear campaign, character assassination, abuse of power, denial of promotion, demotion, favoritism (just to name a few). Despite the facts, upper management and the human resources department turned a blind or ignore complaints because they are more concerned about the bottom line and not losing face.
As a result, many innocent employees are wrongfully terminated, or force to resign thus unjustly losing their income. Consequently, they are forced to file complaints with the EEOC which most of the time don’t fully investigate the matter, and end up issues right-to-sue letters to victims who are already afraid to seek help left alone taking legal actions against employers.
“By that time, many workers are disillusioned by the EEOC’s dismissive handling of their complaint and considerable time has lapsed since the discriminatory event. The EEOC's administrative process may actually discourage workers from taking discriminatory employers to court” (Barnes, 2019).
So, please let’s join our voices to ask our elected officials in congress to take a really deep look at these issues which has caused serious harm to a large number of employees with serious claims nationwide and fix the problem.
References:
Barnes, P. (2019). Is The EEOC Protecting Workers Or Discriminatory Employers? Retrieved from https://www.forbes.com/sites/patriciagbarnes/2019/09/04/is-the-eeoc-protecting-workers-or-discriminatory-employers/?sh=3790ef635407
Freedman, J. (2019). Is the EEOC Closing Cases Without Investigating Them? Retrieved from https://www.jeffreyfreedman.com/is-the-eeoc-closing-cases-without-investigating-them/#:~:text=The%20short%20answer%20is%2C%20yes%2C%20the%20United%20States,enough%20money%20to%20investigate%20every%20claim%20it%20receives
Smith, N. (n.d.). EEOC Investigations: Employers, Take These Seriously but Don’t Panic. Retrieved from https://www.nssh.com/2018/10/eeoc-investigations-employers-take-these-seriously-but-dont-panic/
SHRM. (2018). EEOC: Retaliation Makes Up Almost Half of Discrimination Charges. Retrieved from https://www.shrm.org/ResourcesAndTools/hr-topics/behavioral-competencies/global-and-cultural-effectiveness/Pages/EEOC-Retaliation-Makes-Up-Almost-Half-of-Discrimination-Charges.aspx