EEOC; waiting 3 years

[matthewthomas]

My wife's EEOC case is rapidly approaching its third year. It took them a year and a half to get the investigation done. Since then, we have been waiting for a date to be set by a judge. Our "lawyer" is content to just wait it out, and is convinced that she will win eventually. But, meanwhile my wife hasn't been able to get another job teaching since she was "fired" from her last job. The other issue/question is that she signed a two contract for this teaching position (and was fired after one year) and we are getting
> the impression that she will only be able to ask for compensation for that single year she didn't work; instead of all the time she has been unable to work since the termination. Do we need to find another lawyer? Just wait it out? Any thoughts would be of help.
Matthew

 

[jd]

Is the "attorney" at issue here a government employee - or someone you retained? Second, what are the reason for the delay? These cases become more difficult to prosecute each day since wiht time, memories fade, witnesses move away, etc. Inother words, evidence gets lost and if the case ever ends up in court, it may be difficult to prove the case. You need to find out specifically what the delays are for - and also be aware that your wife has a say in future delays ...In the meantime, she has to be diligently looking for employment - of any type - to mitigate her damages. She can't just sit and wait for a similair position -

 

[matthewthomas]

The "attorney" is someone we retained. As for the delay, he says that the system is just overly backlogged and understaffed. Also, what about getting them to issue the "right to sue" letter. Does this help? Cause more problems (if that were possible) or just complicate matters more? Thanks for your time.
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jd:
Is the "attorney" at issue here a government employee - or someone you retained? Second, what are the reason for the delay? These cases become more difficult to prosecute each day since wiht time, memories fade, witnesses move away, etc. Inother words, evidence gets lost and if the case ever ends up in court, it may be difficult to prove the case. You need to find out specifically what the delays are for - and also be aware that your wife has a say in future delays ...In the meantime, she has to be diligently looking for employment - of any type - to mitigate her damages. She can't just sit and wait for a similair position - <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>