Use any and all letters of commendation that you can obtain. Ask your clients, co-workers and customers to give you letters of commendation. Keep copies of all your work to demonstrate the quality of your work. Obtain copies of other employees' work to show the comparison.
This includes notes of any incidents, copies of emails, and any relevant documents or recordings. Keeping a journal of the discriminatory or retaliatory behavior is also helpful to help keep track of events and dates and also as evidence of discrimination, retaliation, and the emotional impact on the employee.
Evidence takes several forms. It includes your testimony, which is the very first evidence gathered by EEOC. It also includes written materials such as evaluations, notes by your employer, letters, memos, and the like. You will be asked to provide any documents you may have that relate to your case.
To prove discrimination in the workplace, wrongful termination or workplace retaliation in California, you may need to present evidence that: You have been treated unjustly based on one of your protected characteristics. You are qualified, capable and honest and performed your job satisfactorily.
The issue is a description of what happened, or the action that was taken by the individual(s) or agency that discriminated against you, resulting in some harm. Explain as clearly as possible what happened, why you believe it happened, and how you were discriminated against.
Short answer: The average disability discrimination settlement in California is approximately $40,000 – $150,000 with the median settlement around $75,000. Settlements in less complex cases often settle below approximately $40,000 or lower and complex cases can surpass approximately $1,000,000.
A written complaint to OSPI must include the following information: A description the conduct or incident—use facts (what, who and when) An explanation of why you believe unlawful discrimination has taken place. Your name and contact information, including a mailing address.
Report discrimination to a local Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA). If the discrimination breaks both a state and federal law, the FEPA will also send your complaint to the EEOC. Use the EEOC's directory of field offices to find the FEPA near you.
Responding to unlawful discrimination speak to the person involved if it is safe to do so. speak to your manager or supervisor about what is happening. consider any policies that your workplace has about discrimination and dealing with a grievance. speak to Human Resources team, if your workplace has one.
To file a complaint of discrimination, go to the CRD Web site home page and click on "File a Pre- Complaint Inquiry." If assistance is required to complete the online Pre-Complaint Inquiry, please call 800-884-1684. The completion and submission of the Pre-Complaint Inquiry will initiate the complaint process.