I am in New York State. Besides "get a lawyer," what government agencies to complain to? Is it better to first complain to an agency before I file a complaint? What else can I do?
2007-10-29 13:08:47 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
A month after Cold Spring Harbor did this to me, the head of the lab Dr. Watson made statements that "blacks are genetically inferior and don't hire them" Its completely unbelievable that there are people like this today!!
2007-10-29 13:19:27 · update #1
Dina K: I dont know the law here. If I make a complaint with the EEOC then I lose the right to sue them????
2007-10-29 13:22:34 · update #2
A nice chinese guy wanted to hire me there and said I was perfect but the rest didn't and even after I signed an employment contract they never started me and kept investigating me for three months, saying I never graduated or never did this internship on and on!!
2007-10-29 16:25:23 · update #3
It is very difficult to prove discrimination in an individual case, especially in hiring, because employers are choosing among many applicants, and may have picked one over another for a variety of reasons. This is why most successful discrimination law suit are based on a statistical pattern of discrimination for a large number of cases. You can talk to a lawyer to see if you have a case or at least you should file a complaint, but you are unlikely to get satisfaction unless you are one of many. By filing a complaint you may not help yourself but it may improve things for future black applicants.
Claims in the state of New York can be filed with one of two agencies: the state agency, the New York Division of Human Rights (DHR), or the federal agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). These agencies will work together to resolve you claim as long as you file in one agency and request that your claim be cross-filed with the other.
2007-10-30 11:29:57 · answer #1 · answered by meg 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to be careful. Sometimes, if you file a complaint with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) of your state - you then automatically give up your right to file a lawsuit. Consult with an employment lawyer and find out your best route. Do it quickly, because you have a very limited time to file a complaint.
2007-10-29 13:14:08 · answer #2 · answered by Dina K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
File a complaint with your State EEOC, also send a copy to the regional branch of the ACLU with a note about what the incident is about. You can request a subpoena deuces tecum for usually about $20 to obtain their hiring records and the statistical profile of who they are hiring, and also demand applications of those they did NOT hire. If you can demonstrate a bias by numbers, you have them in a headlock. Otherwise, you will need something that was said or something glaring to show you were biased against. I worked for a headhunter agency and they used bias against non-whites all the time. I also received pressure not to hire non-Anglos several times working for non-profit agencies. It is a common abuse of the law. People know it's happening, but their silent complicity allows it to continue. BUT ask yourself this, do you want to work there? If that stuff gets by there, and they lose talent for it, aren't they dooming their future. You may do well to file your complaint (a stack of complaints makes each new one more noticed), then look for a company that has testaments on their diversity. TJX is one I know for sure. In fact, technology companies are often very diverse, more than just diverse, but dominated by non-Americans. When it comes to universities, they are hotbeds of evil politics. If you have an ally in the department, you're all good, but racism is rampant in the university system. Asians get the shaft on the West Coast, everyone gets the shaft at Harvard and Princeton, and Blacks get unfair prejudice just about all over the nation. I sold college textbooks for a living for several years and saw it everywhere I went.
2015-08-25 10:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by Rolf 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well,if you can..buy a microtape or ic chip tape recorder(tehre like $29-39 at walmart)..and basically go "cia" on them..get people that know,or mangers etc on tape" saying things..remember is not a court of law nor or u a cop..soo basic ly,if a judge etcsomone higher up..heard on tape um "negative comments"..well is like a picture woth a 1000 words.even better get a wireless camera n reciver they run around $75 fits in a cigarete pack..but basically makea trap for them,so you can prove things..good lucks from myrtle beach~
2007-10-29 13:15:13 · answer #4 · answered by LaserSx 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The state probably has an EEOC department ( equal opportunity employment).
2007-10-29 13:11:32 · answer #5 · answered by missourim43 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Omit this last work of your curriculum, explain tht you were working out of your country in the same time or first investigate what opinion are they giving to the other companies about you.
2007-10-29 13:19:07 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Graham 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure if you have such a thing in the U-S but if you do, go to your ombudsman. That's what they're there for. Should be in the government pages in the phone book.
2007-10-29 13:16:00 · answer #7 · answered by Mr.Jim Lahey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go and complain to your local agency to get them to help you. You have worker's rights so you need to exercise them and not only that you don't need them to walk all over you. Stand up for your rights man.
2007-10-29 13:14:46 · answer #8 · answered by LADY WITH AN ATTITUDE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This will be difficult to prove. If they didn't hire you, they can say you weren't qualified. (Does this have anything to do with James Watson, btw? He was an SOB long before his recent racist remarks.)
2007-10-29 13:17:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should talk to the unemployment office while you are signing up for unemployment. They may have someone in office that can help you.
2007-10-29 13:11:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋