How to Respond to EEOC Discrimination Charges: A Guide for Employers

TRSA Members: FREE | Nonmembers: $45

When an applicant or employee files a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the employer may face a complex and stressful process. This session will explain what a charge of discrimination is, how the EEOC notifies the employer, and what options the employer has to resolve the charge. The session will also cover the best practices for preparing a response to the charge, including what information and evidence to provide, how to avoid common pitfalls, and how to cooperate with the EEOC’s investigation. The session will include a Q&A session where the audience can ask any questions related to the topic.

The Responding to the Charge presentation walks the audience through the process if an employer receives a charge of employment discrimination.  That process can include mediation, to resolve the matter more quickly, or an investigation where an employer provides a written response, or position statement, to the charge allegations.  The presentation will explain what employers should know in order to provide an effective position statement to the EEOC.

This webinar will not be recorded as it is a part of the Safe Space Series to allow anyone to ask their questions.

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Dr. Phillip Hoefs, Deputy Director, EEOC

Dr. Phillip Hoefs is the Deputy Director of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s Washington Field Office, a position he has held since 2022.  He is responsible for the Washington Field Office’s intake, enforcement, and systemic investigation programs.  He joined the agency in 2015 as an Investigator in the Baltimore Field Office.  In 2020, he was promoted to the Intake Supervisor of the Baltimore Field Office.  During his EEOC career Dr. Hoefs investigated a wide variety of employment discrimination cases.  Before joining the EEOC Dr. Hoefs worked with the Department of Justice and in higher education.

Samuel A. Mancilla, Supervisory ADR Coordinator, EEOC

Samuel A. Mancilla serves as the Supervisory ADR Coordinator at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Washington Field Office, responsible for overseeing all aspects of the mediation program. Prior to returning to the EEOC, he served as the National ADR Program Manager at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Mr. Mancilla is an experienced and dedicated advocate with a strong foundation in the theory and practice of mediation. Mr. Mancilla holds a graduate degree in Dispute Resolution from Pepperdine University, Caruso School of Law and in Legal Studies (Employment Law) from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law