Sometimes, employers who are sued for discrimination in turn file their own lawsuit against an employee. I wrote about Wayne Wright and Schlumberger doing this here and here. In Wayne Wright’s case, the employer sued the former employee after she filed with the EEOC. The law firm sued for a declaration that it was
Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railroad v. White
Seventh Circuit Dismisses Case Because Plaintiff Lost Temper at Mediation
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Litigation and trial practice
Mediation is now a common part of any lawsuit. The EEOC has also embraced mediation. Mediation is the process by which a nuetral third person explores the possibility of settlement. When the EEOC performs mediation, it provides its own mediator. The EEOC mediators are not active investigators. Usually, at a mediation, the two parties remain…