Legal Question in Employment Law in California

I was terminated recently as part of what I characterize as continued retaliation from the time I filed an internal HR complaint for age and race discrimination in 2014 and subsequently an EEOC claim in 2015 for the same plus retaliation. The initial complaint was based on a series of adverse actions taken only against older minorities in the department (no raises for good performance reviews, less salary than others in comparable positions, write-ups despite no previous work history of disciplinary action, etc.).

In my 13 years with the company, 7 in my most recent department, I always received good performance reviews. In February 2015, my manager wrote a very negative 2014 performance review and subsequently continued to write me up for performance issues which she fabricated.. To put things into perspective, I received a good 2013 performance review, but no raise despite having saved the company $1.2 million of a department goal of $7.5 million. No reason was given.

The EEOC claim is still in the process of being reviewed and investigated by the EEOC. I filed in June 2015.

I reported my termination to the EEOC and they said they would likely add wrongful termination to my claim.

Do I have a case and would it be better to get an attorney and take the case from the EEOC? Or, should I let the EEOC finish their review?

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