E.e.o.c. Complaint Hoax

Pushor Mitchell has received reports that our clients have recently received an email, supposedly sent to them by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, regarding a complaint of harassment by an employee.  The subject line of this email reads, “Harassment Complaint Update for” followed by the recipient’s company name.
We have checked with the EEOC and they have confirmed that this email is a hoax.  Should you receive such an item, it is very likely also a hoax and you should refrain from clicking on any of the web links contained therein.  If you are concerned, however (particularly if you have subsidiary operations in the U.S. or if yours is the Canadian branch of a U.S. company and you employ U.S. citizens here), you can contact the EEOC for confirmation by emailing the message to info@ask.eeoc.gov.

The EEOC website, with further information about their mandate and jurisdiction, may be viewed at:
http://www.eeoc.gov/