I will have to read through everything later but does it appear like the EEOC gave a right to sue in federal court? My statement is based on the settlement.
I don't know. All I see is the second document states
"Notification of the Right to Sue was received from the U.S. Department of Justice
on or about January 22, 2016."
I doubt the attorney just took TS's word for that.
The 3rd document says "settled" but maybe that doesn't mean "settlement" in the usual sense?
Maybe there's an attorney among us who could help? Maybe you are one?
JMO