Cracker Barrel became the latest company to enter into a national mediation agreement with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Any charges filed pursuant to such agreements go directly to mediation, foregoing the EEOC’s usual complaint investigation processes.
They’re known as National Universal Agreements to Mediate, and some 200 national and regional private sector employers, including several Fortune 500 companies, have become signatories.
Here’s how the EEOC’s press release describes it:
“Under the terms of the NUAM, any eligible charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC in which Cracker Barrel is named as an employer/respondent will be referred to the EEOC’s mediation unit. The company will designate a corporate representative to handle all inquiries and other logistical matters related to potential charges in order to facilitate a prompt scheduling of the matter for EEOC mediation.”
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) was established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tenn., and operates 604 company-owned locations in 42 states. For more information, visit www.crackerbarrel.com.
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