How to Prove Discrimination in the Workplace
Understand federal anti-discrimination law.. Check if your employer is covered.. Find your state or local anti-discrimination law.
Steps
Understand federal anti-discrimination law.
Understand federal anti-discrimination law.
Check if your employer is covered.
Check if your employer is covered.
Find your state or local anti-discrimination law.
Find your state or local anti-discrimination law.
Identify how an employer can discriminate.
Identify how an employer can discriminate.
Hire an attorney.
Hire an attorney.
Keep relevant communications.
Keep relevant communications.
Ask for a copy of your employment contract.
Ask for a copy of your employment contract.
Compare how you and co-workers were treated.
Compare how you and co-workers were treated.
Look to see if the employer has been sued before.
Look to see if the employer has been sued before.
Use discovery to request documents.
Use discovery to request documents.
Get financial documents.
Get financial documents.
File as soon as possible.
File as soon as possible.
File a charge with the EEOC.
File a charge with the EEOC.
Write a letter to file a charge.
Write a letter to file a charge.
File a discrimination charge with your state's FEPA.
File a discrimination charge with your state's FEPA.
File a lawsuit.
File a lawsuit.
Make a "prima facie" case of discrimination.
Make a "prima facie" case of discrimination.
Show that the employer's reasons are pre-textual.
Show that the employer's reasons are pre-textual.
Offer witness testimony.
Offer witness testimony.
Submit documents to the court.
Submit documents to the court.
Use statistical evidence.
Use statistical evidence.
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