My Attorney Canceled My Appointment with the EEOC Then Dropped My Case!

Why It Matters

Missed EEOC deadlines can extinguish federal and state discrimination claims, so delays and attorney withdrawals create real legal and financial risk; claimants should proactively manage filing timelines and evidence or consider alternate filings to preserve rights.

Summary

A caller says their attorney had them cancel an EEOC appointment promising to file a charge, then abruptly dropped the case, leaving the complainant without an EEOC appointment or counsel and facing shrinking statute-of-limitations windows. The hosts warn that long EEOC backlogs can cause claim deadlines (often 180 or 300 days) to be missed and advise monitoring timetables or pursuing state remedies. They explain attorneys sometimes file charges directly to avoid pro se mistakes, but may withdraw if new facts, timeline errors, unresponsiveness, dishonesty, or prior releases undermine a viable claim. The panel urges clients to track deadlines closely and be clear and accurate with counsel to avoid having claims lost or limited.

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