I was let go from an adjunct online teaching job at a community college in my state because I was denied the religious exemption that I applied for. The HR Dept. there is very smug. So I filed a complaint with the State Civil Liberties Dept back in Jan 2022. The school actually hired a lawyer to deal with it (probably cost them more than my semester pay). I had to file so much paperwork for months and have not heard anything back from them since Dec 2022. Well, today I received notice from them that I have been found to have "Probable Cause" and they are scheduling a "Conciliation." I have no idea what that will do for me (someone else has my job) but it feels good to at least hear that I got this far. It was so much paperwork that I wanted to give up. Looking over all that paperwork, I cannot believe I did it.
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hmm, id still go get a lawyer, i suspect they're trying to "preempt" the risk of a larger litigation exposure.
Probably because the other choice (besides the conciliation) is litigation.
For them this is already litigation, you are in a process that has legal ramifications for you both. Now that you’re this far, I would encourage you to find legal counsel. They might be able to get you more money or reinstatement than you could negotiate yourself, and it shouldn’t be too hard to get someone to do this on contingency now that you’ve gotten past the first huge hurdle. Please consider it. I have been through this type of situation and it really helps to have counsel.
Thank you for this advice. Is there any particular type of lawyer that I should choose (type of practice)?
Employee law is an area of practice.
Settling outside of court is actually good to keep costs down for both parties.