Hi XXXXXXX:
What to do when you are being falsely accused in an EEOC complaint depends on what the particulars of your circumstances are. The first thing to do is not panic. When people's feelings get hurt, they oftentimes lose their ability to objectively evaluate a situation and want to blame whoever it is that caused their feelings to be hurt. For example, "I was fired; my feelings are hurt, therefore my employer must have discriminated against me," is a common reaction (even where the fired person does not realize that this is essentially their position).
The EEOC is obligated to investigate any claims of discrimination, and most complaints never materialize into anything substantive. They are not looking at you as a criminal; they have heard one side of the story, and now they want to get the other side.
It might be worth sitting down with an attorney for 30 minutes and $100 to just go over what you are going to tell the EEOC with regard to some of the particulars, but the main thing that you need to keep in mind is that there is a big difference between having a complaint investigated and having a complaint prosecuted. If there is any evidence to support your side of the story, it would be a good idea to start collecting and preserving that now. Otherwise, just be patient and have faith in the system. Best of luck.
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