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Employers should also keep records of their communications
with the EEOC regarding the conciliation process.
Importantly, employers are not bound to accept the EEOC’s
findings, or the elements of an EEOC demand. If, in the end,
an employer truly does not understand the basis for the
EEOC’s cause determination, it must balance the weight of
its conviction that it did not discriminate against the Charging
Party against the possibility of having to defend an EEOC
enforcement action. If that analysis leads an employer to
ultimately reject the EEOC’s conciliation demand, resulting
in subsequent EEOC litigation, the employer may be able to
assert a procedural defense that the EEOC did not engage in
conciliation in good faith, and thereby violated its statutory
responsibility to seek informal resolution of discriminatory
claims before instituting litigation.
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USLAW Webinar Recording
Presented by Brandi Blair: Men
Are From Mars, Women Are From
Venus - Language Differences in
the Legal Arena
Men and women communicate differently, and these
gender differences require specialized strategies
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
STEVEN LEACH
Mr. Leach has represented Arizona employers for over a decade.
His practice is devoted to helping employers, and the companies
that insure them, whether it be defending
claims before state and federal agencies like
the EEOC, representing employers before
state and federal trial and appellate courts,
or counseling employers on ways they
can reduce the risk of employment liability
exposure. He is committed to guiding his
clients through the employment practices
liability minefield in the most effective and
efficient manner possible. Contact Steve at
602.263.7350 or [email protected].
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