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jasonreece
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What is the name of your state? Georgia
I terminated an employee last week and today received a call from the EEOC stating that they are opening an investigation of my company.
The terminated employee had worked for me for two years. She is African American. Her work performance was strong in many ways, but lacking in several key areas that relate significantly to my business. She was made aware of these shortcomings in two performance reviews and instructed that improvement must be made. There was no measurable improvement.
She made it clear to me that she wanted to advance within the company. A few times I gave her work of a higher level to test her ability and she did not do well. Even after additional coaching on those projects, she didn't do any better the second or third time she did them.
It became obvious over the last six months that she was unhappy and her work was suffering even more as a result. While interviewing for another open position, I found a candidate who would be suitable for her job. I extended the offer to that candidate and terminated the existing employee.
I have never had any problem like this in the past and am wondering what to expect and how to handle it! We are a small company, about 18 employees, and fairy diverse. We are roughly 50/50 male/female, three employees are African American, diverse religions, ages ranging from 21-56.
Do I have anything to worry about?
I terminated an employee last week and today received a call from the EEOC stating that they are opening an investigation of my company.
The terminated employee had worked for me for two years. She is African American. Her work performance was strong in many ways, but lacking in several key areas that relate significantly to my business. She was made aware of these shortcomings in two performance reviews and instructed that improvement must be made. There was no measurable improvement.
She made it clear to me that she wanted to advance within the company. A few times I gave her work of a higher level to test her ability and she did not do well. Even after additional coaching on those projects, she didn't do any better the second or third time she did them.
It became obvious over the last six months that she was unhappy and her work was suffering even more as a result. While interviewing for another open position, I found a candidate who would be suitable for her job. I extended the offer to that candidate and terminated the existing employee.
I have never had any problem like this in the past and am wondering what to expect and how to handle it! We are a small company, about 18 employees, and fairy diverse. We are roughly 50/50 male/female, three employees are African American, diverse religions, ages ranging from 21-56.
Do I have anything to worry about?