Discrimination Complaint and Civil Litigation Process.

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This paper will outline a complaint process and illustrate the civil litigation that could follow if the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, through mediation and arbitration cannot resolve a charge. The complaint is based on a scenario of an employee, named John. John works for a private sector business and he wishes to lodge a complaint of discrimination against the company he works for. This paper will explain the steps that are taken, from the beginning with the (EEOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The paper will continue explaining the process by illustrating the civil litigation steps from the state level to the highest level of the United States Supreme Courts. John works for a private sector business and want to file a ...

... the grievance (www.uscourts.gov, 2005). At this point, the judge will try to resolve the complaint with the attorneys, in the pre-trial meeting. This could avoid a lengthy trial. If a settlement cannot be reached between both attorneys the grievance will go to trial. The outcome of the trial could vary, the employee could win or the company could win. Either conclusion could lead to an appeal. Appealing any case could be a costly and time consuming plan, one that can lead all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court (www.uscourts.gov, 2005). This paper described an outline of the complaint process and illustrates the civil litigation that could follow if the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, through mediation and

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