Filing a complaint is my likely course of action, but before I do that, I'd like to get some idea of my odds of success and the strength of my case. I have reason to believe there may be retaliation. Our local EEO rep has admitted these cases are very hard to prove. I'd have thought that a...
I've worked with many of them for 5-10 years, since they started at our agency. The vast majority of our hires are internal, due to the specialization of our work. I've known or known of these people for many years. During my last annual evaluation, in which I again received the highest...
A graduate degree is required in our job series, so our educational level is essentially similar. In many cases, the 40+ candidate has greater experience, as many of them have a significant period of time as an 'acting' director, as do I.
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My union has encouraged me to file an EEO complaint. I understand that any type of discrimination is difficult to prove, but I would've thought that a pattern of 8 promotions in a row going to under-40 candidates in the past 3 years (with none going to 40+...
I have a question regarding possible age discrimination in a federal agency. There is a specific management position with multiple openings in our agency, and openings for this position become available on a semi-regular basis as people leave, are promoted higher, etc. In filling these...