I Received A Charge From The Eeoc That Says My Business Violated Federal Law. How Can The Eeoc Say This Before Anyone Has Even Investigated?

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I Received A Charge From The Eeoc That Says My Business Violated Federal Law. How Can The Eeoc Say This Before Anyone Has Even Investigated?

While there are a few rare exceptions, ordinarily the charge must be filed by a member of the public who has contacted EEOC and alleged that a company has discriminated against him or her. The fact that the EEOC has taken a charge does not mean that the government is accusing you of discrimination. The charging party has alleged that your company has discriminated against him or her and it is the EEOC`s job to investigate the matter to determine whether there is reasonable cause to believe that discrimination has occurred.

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