A former employee has charged me with firing him for "having a white girlfreind" The EEOC relayed to me that he would "drop it for $1500"

It really all depends on the fact that the complaining party alleges that they have. If there is absolutely nothing supporting it, you should do everything in your power to fight this. There is nothing more disturbing than a fraudulent civil rights complaint and I feel that your civil duty to fight if it's not true. That being said if there is even the slightest hint that this might possibly be true or that they have evidence that would support it even if it's not true, $1500 is a cheap way out. I have responded to your inquiry according to the laws of Massachusetts, where my firm is located. Laws can vary significantly from state to state and cases tend to be rather fact-specific, so you are best served by consulting with a knowledgeable attorney in weighing your options. Email messages/Online Correspondence are akin to conversations and do not reflect the level of analysis applied to formal legal opinions. Email/Online responses do not form an attorney-client relationship.    Joseph F. Botelho, Esq. BOTELHO LAW GROUP Attorneys At Law 901 Eastern Ave.  Unit 2 Fall River, MA 02723  Office:  888-269-0688 FAX:    877-475-8147 http://discriminationandevictionlawyers.com/   #Employer, #Employee, #Fired, #Landlord, #tenant, #eviction, #lease, #bedbugs, #mold, #discrimination, #rental, #agreement, #summary, #process, #civil, #rights