I am thinking of Suing My Company, Is it worthy

[caburiye1]

Ok Guys,

I am a in dilema. I am angry and hurt but do not know what to do.

I have been a production group leader in a Company for the Past 6years. I have performed above my expectations. The company paid for my School till graduation. I have worked in Second Shift whole My 7yrs in the company. Last Month, The 1st shift of the Position that I am holding opened. It was posted for everybody to apply. I applied for the Position and was interviewed by the HR guy and the hiring Supervisor. I found out that white female assembler was competing for the position with me. I thought she was just wasting time because she had no leadership experience and she only has high school diploma from the 60 ties compared to my BS Business Admin. Unfortunately, I received an email today from the HR telling me that, the supervisor has selected the women.

Everybody in the department including the group leaders in 1st shift is shocked because they were thinking I would win. I am thiking of bringing Employment discrimination against the company even though it is my only source of income. I know I would face retaliation from the production manager, the supervisor who discriminated me and all the white engineers and planners. This is the only job that I have worked for 7yrs and it is the only leadership job history that I have. I know I can win in court.

Do you guys think I should sue the company or let it go. I normally make about $ 50,000 a year so if I have to sue, how much money do you think I should seek?

Please advice.

[xiimaaya]

Dont fuck with it ... saxib its their choice to fill that position with whomever they want..

[daiman]

I seriously advise you do not go down to raod. Do not even entertain yourself with the idea. I would not even say a word about this to my collegues( as words fly around). Keep your mouth shut or you would be regretting for talking about this forever. Now ranted over here, just move on. I would even advice you to delete this post, just in case.

[afisoone]

May be they want you in that position my friend. Don't take it personal. Anyway your paycheck will remain the same either ways. Stick your little assembly shifts.....

[shaab_]

You are like a 'midgaan' to them.

[djibsomali]

fulley never prosper!

by just asking in this forum, you have already lost.
You are a chicken and maybe that is why they did not choose you in the first place. Because if they knew you will gonna retaliate they would not have done it in the first place.

Stick to your shitty place and you will be fine.

And by the way:
If you look beyond your fear there are other companies who will hire you to better positions

[FarhanYare]

You are like a 'midgaan' to them.

this dhaan dhaan injects qabiil into every thread

[Shirib]

Unless you have hard evidence of discrimination, you shouldn't do it.

[caburiye1]

Unless you have hard evidence of discrimination, you shouldn't do it.

Thank you all for your wise and careful advice. I thought of the Idea and wanted to see what my brothers and sisters would think.

Shirib, I think I have hard evidence. I studied employment law and there is what we call Prima Facie of employment discrimination. In other words, They bear the burden of proof. If I sue them, they have to table evidence of how the white employee is more qualified for the position than the black employee. even if the qualificaitions of the two employees are equal, the black employees wins. In this case, The white employee has nothing to compete against me. I have more experience and education than her. If the roles are revised, I would not have been allowed to compete.

[blackstars25]

^have you asked your employers why you haven't received that position? if you''re gonna make a move, you might want to hear from their side first. who knows maybe they have you lined up next.

[tightrope]

You are like a 'midgaan' to them.

[udun]

Caburiye, let me give you a word of advice. It is hard to prove discrimination lawsuits in the courts. Hiring a less qualified white female employee does not make them a racist. Companies hire whomever they want and that does not always depend on their school backgrounds. In the company that I work for, there are many high paying jobs filled by people who have BS degrees or 2-year college diplomas, where you have people with PHDs and MBAs sitting in lower positions. A degree does not qualify you for a better position than someone with fewer education qualifications.

Keep in mind the lawsuits that you can easily win are retaliation lawsuits. You can file the complaint within the company, and once they come back and retaliate against you, that is when you can file the lawsuit. Make sure your complaint goes to the Office of Ethics. Keep in mind HR will always side with the manager. You would look reasoble to a judge when you demonstarte you try to contest and resolve the issue within the company. You will also have a good chance of winning the case once the supervisor and management start retialiating against you. But before you even try to contest, make sure you have as much documentation as possible, witnesses who can testify on your behalf if worst comes to shove, and you need to seek guidance from employment lawyer.

You should also investigate within the company if there is an Islamophobia involved in this case, and remember you need a hard evidence.

You need to build your evidence if you are going to contest this in legal terms, and remember the burden of proof is on you and not on them. Good luck!

[miskeen86]

just quit that job and collect employment insurance. then claim for disability benefits. why waste your time working when you can be paid for putting ur azz on the couch all day?

[daiman]

Others have spoken to you wisely.

What you should do is asking 'feedback'. That is all. You may also realise in their eyes you were not match with the whitewoman. It may actually been a deliberate way of her putting you against her, so she would easily get the place. Ma taqaanid dadkan sidey u fikiraan. We are sitting in our desk and they are actually thinking ' we are lucky to have jobs and living in the West'. Just keep applying for other jobs while using them as your reference. Do not mess up with that.

[LiquidHYDROGEN]

Caburiye, let me give you a word of advice. It is hard to prove discrimination lawsuits in the courts. Hiring a less qualified white female employee does not make them a racist. Companies hire whomever they want and that does not always depend on their school backgrounds. In the company that I work for, there are many high paying jobs filled by people who have BS degrees or 2-year college diplomas, where you have people with PHDs and MBAs sitting in lower positions. A degree does not qualify you for a better position than someone with fewer education qualifications.

Keep in mind the lawsuits that you can easily win are retaliation lawsuits. You can file the complaint within the company, and once they come back and retaliate against you, that is when you can file the lawsuit. Make sure your complaint goes to the Office of Ethics. Keep in mind HR will always side with the manager. You would look reasoble to a judge when you demonstarte you try to contest and resolve the issue within the company. You will also have a good chance of winning the case once the supervisor and management start retialiating against you. But before you even try to contest, make sure you have as much documentation as possible, witnesses who can testify on your behalf if worst comes to shove, and you need to seek guidance from employment lawyer.

You should also investigate within the company if there is an Islamophobia involved in this case, and remember you need a hard evidence.

You need to build your evidence if you are going to contest this in legal terms, and remember the burden of proof is on you and not on them. Good luck!

Do you study employment law or are you just building your case just in case the FBI pay you a visit?