Why Do Employees File Discrimination Lawsuits?
This is a very complex question with a yet unclear answer. However, I think misunderstandings can lead to an employee filing a discrimination claim. For example, a misunderstanding can easily happen if: • the employer hasn’t set expectations for the employee; • there is no communication between the employee and his/her manager; • there is no ongoing feedback about the employee’s performance; and/or • the employee isn’t being counseled about what he/she needs to do to improve performance. If an employee doesn’t really understand and know what he/she is not doing correctly in the performance of his/her job, the employee may look outwardly and believe it “must not be my performance, but because of the fact that I am X,Y or Z.” (For example, an individual’s race, religion, sex, age, etc). Another reason I think an employee may choose to file a claim is because he/she hears about an employee being awarded a large settlement in a court case and thinks: “I want to do that, too.” One other rea
