Discrimination.

with 10 years of management experience in the industry in which I work in. I applied for a position within my organization a day after it closed. I inquired with the hiring director if she would accept my application. She indicated,"No, its closed." But you can apply for a supervisory, which I did. After interviewing with new manager for the position I originally wanted, she indicated that she has "NO Experience" in the field in which she now managing. A week later, which is now 3 weeks after the job posting closed. The position I interviewed for was re-opened for a candidate who does not have any experience in the field of along with the hiring manager. That person was ultimately hired. Needless to say, all candidates who were recently hired are all caucasion. What can I do?

1 answer  |  asked Aug 23, 2007 10:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

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Francis Fanning
File a Charge of Discrimination

I assume from your question that you are not caucasian. What you have is probably a prima facie case of race discrimination. If you want to pursue it, you can either complain to human resources within your company or you can file a charge of discrimination. There are two agencies that work together in handling such charges. One is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the other is the Civil Rights Division of the Arizona Attorney General's office. When you file a charge with one agency, they advise the other agency and a file is opened there as well. The agency will send your charge to the employer for a response, and then will decide whether or not to investigate it further. When the agency is finished with whatever it intends to do, it will give you a notice of right to sue, after which you can file suit if you wish. Both agencies offer mediation services, but mediation is purely voluntary, so the employer must be willing to participate or mediation won't be available.

posted by Francis Fanning  |  Aug 23, 2007 12:44 PM [EST]

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