Current Status of the Case
Status Update – August 28, 2024
We know hearings, and the pre-hearing conferences, have been much anticipated so we wanted to provide an update as to how the process has been going.
During the past few weeks, our offices have been attending pre-hearing conferences with claimants we represent. In anticipation of those pre-hearing conferences, our office on behalf of claimants, as well as USPS, made written submissions to the EEOC. During the pre-hearing conference, which generally lasts approximately an hour, the Administrative Judges discuss the types of documents which can be used during the hearing, as well as who will be permitted to testify. Ultimately, hearings have started being scheduled with some beginning as early as later this month. The Administrative Judges are setting aside full days for each hearing, although we do not yet know if it will in fact last the entire day.
For those curious how it works in terms of our offices role with claimants, we work very close with those claimants selected for a hearing throughout the entire process, including with the preparation of their submissions in anticipation of the pre-hearing conference, speaking with claimants about their experiences with USPS, reviewing claimants documents, preparing claimants on the video conference technology used during the pre-hearing conference and the hearing, and preparing claimants for the hearing.
If you are curious as to how we may reach out to you if you are selected for a hearing in the future, we reach out in a variety of ways! We would not only send you letters in the mail, but we would call you, as well as email and text whenever possible. We also make multiple attempts to reach claimants over the course of a several week time period. Of course, if you have received a notice sent directly to you, please immediately reach out to our office at 585-272-0540 or email us at [email protected].
Unfortunately, we do not know if, or when, more claims will be designated or who will be identified by the EEOC.
As always, please email [email protected] if you need to update your contact information.
We understand this has been a very long road, but we are hopeful these hearings are a significant milestone in the case. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we continue the fight for the recovery for those claimants we represent!
July 18, 2024 – Status Update
Our offices are actively working with claimants who have received orders to appear at Pre-Hearing Conferences, including preparing required submissions. The first of those submissions are due next week, but are generally due a few weeks prior to the scheduled Pre-Hearing Conferences. The first of the Pre-Hearing Conferences begin in August and we expect the actual hearings […]
July 5, 2024 – Status Update
On July 3rd and again today, we have received some additional Pre-Hearing Conference notices. These Pre-Hearing Conferences are with either Judge Rose or Roberts-Draper and are scheduled for this coming August or September. As with the earlier Pre-Hearing Conference notices, these claimants will not only receive the notice from the EEOC, but our office has […]
June 21, 2024 – Status Update
Today, our office began receiving Pre-Hearing Conference Notices for another small group of claimants. These Pre-Hearing Conferences are being scheduled beginning in August with Administrative Judge Roberts-Draper As we previously noted, we will reach out directly to any claimants selected for Pre-Hearing Conferences. If you have not received a communication from our office, we […]
Status Update – August 28, 2024
We know hearings, and the pre-hearing conferences, have been much anticipated so we wanted to provide an update as to how the process has been going.
During the past few weeks, our offices have been attending pre-hearing conferences with claimants we represent. In anticipation of those pre-hearing conferences, our office on behalf of claimants, as well as USPS, made written submissions to the EEOC. During the pre-hearing conference, which generally lasts approximately an hour, the Administrative Judges discuss the types of documents which can be used during the hearing, as well as who will be permitted to testify. Ultimately, hearings have started being scheduled with some beginning as early as later this month. The Administrative Judges are setting aside full days for each hearing, although we do not yet know if it will in fact last the entire day.
For those curious how it works in terms of our offices role with claimants, we work very close with those claimants selected for a hearing throughout the entire process, including with the preparation of their submissions in anticipation of the pre-hearing conference, speaking with claimants about their experiences with USPS, reviewing claimants documents, preparing claimants on the video conference technology used during the pre-hearing conference and the hearing, and preparing claimants for the hearing.
If you are curious as to how we may reach out to you if you are selected for a hearing in the future, we reach out in a variety of ways! We would not only send you letters in the mail, but we would call you, as well as email and text whenever possible. We also make multiple attempts to reach claimants over the course of a several week time period. Of course, if you have received a notice sent directly to you, please immediately reach out to our office at 585-272-0540 or email us at [email protected].
Unfortunately, we do not know if, or when, more claims will be designated or who will be identified by the EEOC.
As always, please email [email protected] if you need to update your contact information.
We understand this has been a very long road, but we are hopeful these hearings are a significant milestone in the case. We appreciate everyone’s patience as we continue the fight for the recovery for those claimants we represent!
July 18, 2024 – Status Update
Our offices are actively working with claimants who have received orders to appear at Pre-Hearing Conferences, including preparing required submissions. The first of those submissions are due next week, but are generally due a few weeks prior to the scheduled Pre-Hearing Conferences. The first of the Pre-Hearing Conferences begin in August and we expect the actual hearings […]
July 5, 2024 – Status Update
On July 3rd and again today, we have received some additional Pre-Hearing Conference notices. These Pre-Hearing Conferences are with either Judge Rose or Roberts-Draper and are scheduled for this coming August or September. As with the earlier Pre-Hearing Conference notices, these claimants will not only receive the notice from the EEOC, but our office has […]
June 21, 2024 – Status Update
Today, our office began receiving Pre-Hearing Conference Notices for another small group of claimants. These Pre-Hearing Conferences are being scheduled beginning in August with Administrative Judge Roberts-Draper As we previously noted, we will reach out directly to any claimants selected for Pre-Hearing Conferences. If you have not received a communication from our office, we […]