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Received an EEOC Charge Against Your Business? Start With a Clear Plan<\/h1>

KEW Legal focuses on employment law for employers across Miami-Dade and South Florida. We help business owners understand an EEOC charge, respond carefully, and protect the company while the matter is reviewed.<\/p>

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By Kristina E. Wilson \u00b7 Published October 24, 2026<\/p>\n\n

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If an EEOC charge against your business has just arrived, the first steps are to preserve records, read the notice for deadlines, limit who talks about it, and pause any decision about the employee who filed it. This guide walks Florida employers through those steps in order. The right move depends on what the charge says and what your records show, so use this as general information.<\/p>\n

What an EEOC Charge Against Your Business Means<\/h2>\n

A charge is a written complaint filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It says your business discriminated against someone or retaliated against them. A charge is not a lawsuit, and it is not a finding that your business did anything wrong. It starts an investigation, and the agency asks your business to respond.<\/p>\n

Florida has its own civil rights law, the Florida Civil Rights Act. It bars employers from firing or refusing to hire someone, or treating them differently, because of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status (Fla. Stat. \u00a7 760.10<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A charge may also be filed with the Florida Commission on Human Relations. If so, you may receive notices from both agencies about the same charge.<\/p>\n\n

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If an EEOC notice just reached your business, you don't have to sort out the deadlines alone, and our team can review it with you. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

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The First 10 Days: Preserve, Route, and Avoid Retaliation<\/h2>\n

In the first ten days, keep your records intact, route every conversation through one person, and hold off on any decision about the employee who filed. Work through these steps in order.<\/p>\n