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F. MCAU AND EEOC PROCEEDINGS ARE INTERWOVEN, AND<br />

INTERFERENCE WITH MCAD ACTIONS WILL CREATE EXTREMELY<br />

DIFFICULT PROBLEMS INVOLVING INEFFICIEN'T, DUPLICATIVE<br />

PROCEEDINGS<br />

A ruling in favor of JoulG would create an<br />

intractable, bureaucratic tangle, with respect to the<br />

parallel proceedings that take place between the MCAD and<br />

EEOC.<br />

The MCAD and EEOC have a work-sharing agreement<br />

which permits claims filed with one to be cross-filed with<br />

the other, and which permits the parallel processing of<br />

claims. The EEOC typically defers to the MCAD's<br />

investigation and adopts the MCAD's findinys. Allowing<br />

employers to interfere with MCAD en<strong>for</strong>cement of c. 15lB<br />

will necessarily impair EEOC processing of those claims.<br />

If EEOC proceedings remain despite an arbitration<br />

agreement, but MCAD proceedings dissolve, there would be a<br />

nightmarish procedural challenge.<br />

go ahead, without the MCAD's salutary input. Meanwhile,<br />

arbitrations would proceed as well. It would result in<br />

inefficient, duplicative proceedings which by all means<br />

should be avoided. Marie, 402 F.3d at 16 (duplicative<br />

arbitration and EEOC en<strong>for</strong>cement action would be<br />

hefficient, disruptive to EEOC procedures, and contrary to<br />

the purposes of the FAA). It would create enormous burdens<br />

on employees, who would have to participate in dual tracks.<br />

Such complexities are unnecessary, and are intrusive on the<br />

contemplated process, and should dri.ve this Court to reject<br />

Joule's position.<br />

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EEOC proceedings would

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