The person filing charges just sent me an email after not hearing from this person for 3 months letting me I have two weeks to make a decision for mediation.

The email reads as follows:

Currently, this charge/case is eligible for mediation. Therefore, we are waiting to hear from you as to whether you wish to participate in this voluntary process. If both parties agree to mediate, then a mediator will be assigned to the charge to schedule a mediation session. If either side declines to mediate, or does not respond to the mediation invite, then the charge will be forwarded to Enforcement for the investigative process.

The due date to respond, is October 18, 2024.

Why didn’t they tell me sooner, had I not sent multiple emails I probably would’ve never known. I guess that’s on me, and this is the government. I was wondering at this point should I get a lawyer involved? My charged is based of disability discrimination. I don’t have any hard proof other than conversations between HR, and I’ve only been written up once.

After disclosing my protected disability veterans status to my employer I was fired after a couple months for no explanation. The only proof I have is of emails that they’re investigating why I had my badge taken from the supervisor, and virtually no correspondence. I was just fired.

The difficulty is that we live in at will state, so other than conversations between management I have no hard proof other than verbal conversations, and maybe lack of replies on meetings with the supervisor to discuss my status and wages.

Anyway I would assume they wouldn’t try to mediate if they felt I didn’t have a legal case, maybe not a strong one, but can anyone help guide me through the mediation process. I do feel I need outside consuls, but I don’t have money for a lawyer.