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Employers Face High Stakes

With the number of layoffs increasing dramatically, it is no surprise that individual charges of discrimination are ballooning. What may be a surprise to employers, however, is that the EEOC needs only one complainant, or in some instances, a mere suspicion that a discriminatory pattern or practice is occurring, to initiate a company-wide investigation.

20 minute read April 27, 2009 at 08:09 AM
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Brooke Iley and Christine Bonavita
Employers Face High Stakes

Any employer that has found itself before the EEOC understands the time, energy and cost that goes into defending against an individual employee's claims of unlawful discrimination or retaliation.

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