Thank you for contacting our JA team for guidance.

It appears you may have a cause of action against your employer AND your union for failing to represent you fairly.

You should contact an employment law attorney in your area who represents plaintiffs, not the company. Lawyers.com provides a large database of attorneys by area of practice and location. Look for one who provides free consultations and takes contingency fee cases. The EEOC also provides referrals.

I am available should you require additional assistance.

The best of luck to you.

Yes, if your courts are very conservative there, that can be a problem. I am sorry. I don't agree with it, but it is often a reality.

The attorney general is unlikely to be able to do anything for you specifically.

At the least, you should seek your own attorney to review the rights you are waiving under the agreement, so you are entering into the agreement, or not, knowing exactly what you may be waiving. I wouldn't sign anything more until you have done this.

It shouldn't be a detriment to your settlement if you delay signing the formal papers for a week, to allow someone to review the agreement.

The EEOC also provides referrals to experienced employment attorneys. That's who you need right now. An experienced employment law attorney to review the agreement.

If they threaten to go forward with the judgment, to make it final and binding without your signature, that should not matter if they have they have already violated the law in representing you. You said you are happy with the order anyway, just don't know whether you should waive your rights.

If, after speaking with an employment law attorney, you agree to waive your rights, then sign the agreement.