Employment Discrimination & Pretext: What Employees Need to Know
Most EEOC claims & employment discrimination lawsuits involve some degree of employer pretext. Regular people, who aren't attorneys, don’t use the word "pretext" in everyday conversation. It’s legal jargon... and it can make or break your case! Knowing how to recognize it and call it out is essential to winning.
In plain English, pretext means ”lame excuse.” In EEOC speak, it means a false excuse for your employer’s discriminatory actions, intended to cover up your employer’s discriminatory intent, and excuse what they did.
It's a common shady practice. Most employers will try it. NASA did it so much and to such extremes that EEOC determined they acted in bad faith, so it backfi…
In plain English, pretext means ”lame excuse.” In EEOC speak, it means a false excuse for your employer’s discriminatory actions, intended to cover up your employer’s discriminatory intent, and excuse what they did.
It's a common shady practice. Most employers will try it. NASA did it so much and to such extremes that EEOC determined they acted in bad faith, so it backfi…
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