I filed a complaint against a former employer, with the EEOC investigating now.
My attorney says the EEOC is short on funds and will often say they found nothing simply because they have no money to investigate it well. Then, he said, we'll need to file in federal court. He said my case is good. After that, I found some old EEOC documentation that proves the complaints to be "ongoing", so I believe they'll have to investigate it all the way back to the beginning, at least for the past 7 years. However, this attorney, even helping me out on the rates, says he'd need $4,500 to file in federal court and then is willing to take the rest of his fees out of any winnings. I am poor. Is it legal to offer a percentage of my potential winnings to someone for the upfront fees my attorney is wanting --- like as an "investment" that could return much more if indeed I do win? That employer did multiple illegal & discriminatory actions that cost me my career and robbed myself and others of years of wages/OT wages. Also, there was other "fall-out" from it, as well. I'd hate for them to get away with it all, and I doubt they'll change unless forced to do so.
