I’m on payroll for another month or two, but I’m being laid off and aint been at work for a few weeks. They told me I could go home and still get paid. Probably cause I’m suing they ass
So I had an EEOC claim for discrimination in before they told me I could go home and my mediation date coming up near the end of the month.
I been doing my own research. Basically, what I found out was 99% of these cases get dismissed. BUT, it cost corporations like 75k-120k to fight it, even if it gets dismissed.
So I’m like shyt, I’m gon ask for 40k, with 30k being my low end.
Now I’m already getting 10k severance, but that don’t have shyt to do with the case. So my EEOC mediator called last week and said my company seeing if I want to end it before mediation and offered an extra 5k
I was like fukk no. Tell them hoe ass nikkas I’ll see them in court (mediation) But I was like let me call a lawyer.
I got a consultation with another one in a few hours. But the first one said yeah, most these cases do get dismissed, but I that I was right that it cost them like 75k. She said she does defense work and when they hire outside counsel her retainer fee is 50k. So she is confident that I can get 30k, and this is with her 30% contingency fee added in.
Now the questions I have are, why would this lady drop her contingency fee from 40% to 30%? Also, when I spoke to her receptionist she told me of two retainer fee options. But after speaking to the attorney, she said I wouldn’t have to pay a retainer fee and that she would work on contingency. Why would a lawyer do that?
Also, she obviously didn’t guarantee anything, but she seemed more confident than lawyers usually do. I’m my experience they usually make it a point to manage your expectations. This lady also was confident it would get settled in the first session.
Another thing I need to add is that my EEOC mediator recommend this attorney and the other one I’m going to see later. She told me she not supposed to recommend attorneys but those two were good cause she sees them all the time on her cases.
So I had an EEOC claim for discrimination in before they told me I could go home and my mediation date coming up near the end of the month.
I been doing my own research. Basically, what I found out was 99% of these cases get dismissed. BUT, it cost corporations like 75k-120k to fight it, even if it gets dismissed.
So I’m like shyt, I’m gon ask for 40k, with 30k being my low end.
Now I’m already getting 10k severance, but that don’t have shyt to do with the case. So my EEOC mediator called last week and said my company seeing if I want to end it before mediation and offered an extra 5k
I was like fukk no. Tell them hoe ass nikkas I’ll see them in court (mediation) But I was like let me call a lawyer.
I got a consultation with another one in a few hours. But the first one said yeah, most these cases do get dismissed, but I that I was right that it cost them like 75k. She said she does defense work and when they hire outside counsel her retainer fee is 50k. So she is confident that I can get 30k, and this is with her 30% contingency fee added in.
Now the questions I have are, why would this lady drop her contingency fee from 40% to 30%? Also, when I spoke to her receptionist she told me of two retainer fee options. But after speaking to the attorney, she said I wouldn’t have to pay a retainer fee and that she would work on contingency. Why would a lawyer do that?
Also, she obviously didn’t guarantee anything, but she seemed more confident than lawyers usually do. I’m my experience they usually make it a point to manage your expectations. This lady also was confident it would get settled in the first session.
Another thing I need to add is that my EEOC mediator recommend this attorney and the other one I’m going to see later. She told me she not supposed to recommend attorneys but those two were good cause she sees them all the time on her cases.