The EEOC’s recent decision directed USPS to reissue “Final Agency Decisions” to each class member by February 2027. Sometime over the next few months, USPS will send out a “Final Agency Decision” on your claim. We have requested that our offices be provided a copy of the Final Agency Decisions. A copy of the Final […]
This morning the Commissioners of the EEOC issued a decision that will have a very significant impact on the processing of individual claims in this case. Unfortunately, in today’s decision, the EEOC Commissioners have decided to reverse course on the 2018 decision that established the process for submitting evidence and resolving individual claims in this […]
While we wish we could be providing a different update, as of now, we are still awaiting a decision from the EEOC Office of Federal Operations (“OFO”). As you may recall, in 2025 the Administrative Judges issued a General Pre-Hearing Order as to how the hearings would proceed, while also simultaneously submitting their own Order for appeal to OFO. The […]
Since our last update, our office has submitted appeal briefing regarding the EEOC’s General Prehearing Order for the hearings that were to take place. Amongst other things, our office emphasized that this process has taken far too long. We urged the EEOC to use all available resources to ensure that claimants receive timely determinations on relief […]
This afternoon the EEOC issued a 38-page General Prehearing Order. In this Order, the EEOC sets forth the standards and burdens and clarifies certain procedural and substantive issues that were raised during the pre-hearing conference process. While we are still continuing to review the Order in detail, our attorneys are very happy to see that […]
We wish everyone a Happy New Year! As a recap, in 2024, the EEOC took an important step forward with the commencement of Pre-Hearing Conferences for a group of claimants selected by the EEOC. In advance of any Pre-Hearing Conferences with the Administrative Judges, the selected claimants worked with our attorneys to make written submissions to […]
Today, we received an EEOC Order extending the postponement of all hearings and pre-hearing conferences. We understand based on EEOC orders to date on the postponement, that during this time, the EEOC is reviewing issues raised by the parties during this hearing process. The issues being considered by the EEOC would directly impact every single hearing. Amongst […]
Late last week, we received notice from the EEOC that all hearings scheduled before October 18, 2024 were temporarily postponed while the EEOC works through some issues raised by the parties in the pre-hearing conferences over the last few weeks. In particular, the EEOC intends to issue a general order applying to all claimants scheduled for […]
We know hearings, and the pre-hearing conferences, have been much anticipated so we wanted to provide an update as to how the process has been going. During the past few weeks, our offices have been attending pre-hearing conferences with claimants we represent. In anticipation of those pre-hearing conferences, our office on behalf of claimants, as well as USPS, made […]
Our offices are actively working with claimants who have received orders to appear at Pre-Hearing Conferences, including preparing required submissions. The first of those submissions are due next week, but are generally due a few weeks prior to the scheduled Pre-Hearing Conferences. The first of the Pre-Hearing Conferences begin in August and we expect the actual hearings […]