I've filed a claim against my former employer. Can I try to settle with them before our scheduled conference?

Yes. You should contact an employment attorney before contacting the EEOC and filing a complaint. The attorney can best advise you on a course of action that will hopefully resolve the matter to your satisfaction.

Remember once you file a complaint it become "memorialized" evidence. What you say and how you say it matters. If you can't afford an attorney you may qualify for "legal assistance."

Many law schools and law firms provide "pro-bono" legal services for people without means. Good luck!

I just met an unemployed guy the other day on the beach.......guess what he was doing.......filing a lawsuit claiming EEOC violation because he was fired. Guess what I did when I was fired...........looked for EEOC violations for a way to sue my company. The fact is, this is a normal reaction.

In my case, being fired was the best thing that ever happened to me. I learned to live off nothing and my next job had a increase in pay of 20% , I'm needed and I am awesome at it......and my boss is wonderful. Losing your job can change you for the better.

Embrace it (and it's ok to secretly wish the company fails). :).

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.