About The Event

Topic Overview

The filing of a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Office is a prerequisite to an employee (or former employee)’s filing a lawsuit. The EEOC will always ask for the company’s position through a formal “position statement.” What you say in this position statement can make all the difference in whether the EEOC decides to file suit against your organization. Even if the EEOC does not decide to file suit, it can make a difference of how you defend your organization if the employee decides to file suit. In short, it is a very important document!

Learning Objectives

• Deciding whether you should file a position statement in the first place.
• What the EEOC is looking for in a position statement.
• What the EEOC will do with your position statement.
• How the EEOC uses position statements to make a decision of whether to expand an individual charge to a class based charge.
• How plaintiffs’ attorneys are using position statements to their advantage.
• Maintaining confidential business information or other confidential information when presenting your position statement.
• Understanding the process under the Freedom of Information Act.

Who Will Benefit

Human resources managers, in-house counsel

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