Official websites use. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites. Note : Federal employees and applicants for federal jobs have a different complaint process. A charge of discrimination is a signed statement asserting that an organization engaged in employment discrimination.
It requests EEOC to take remedial action. The laws enforced by EEOC, except for the Equal Pay Act, require you to file a charge before you can file a lawsuit for unlawful discrimination. There are strict time limits for filing a charge. Where the discrimination took place can determine how long you have to file a charge. The calendar-day filing deadline is extended to calendar days if a state or local agency enforces a state or local law that prohibits employment discrimination on the same basis.
The rules are slightly different for age discrimination charges. For age discrimination, the filing deadline is only extended to days if there is a state law prohibiting age discrimination in employment and a state agency or authority enforcing that law. The deadline is not extended if only a local law prohibits age discrimination.
A Charge of Discrimination can be completed through our online system after you submit an online inquiry and we interview you. Offices also have walk-in appointments. In the EEOC's experience, having the opportunity to discuss your concerns with an EEOC staff member in an interview is the best way to assess how to address your concerns about employment discrimination and determine whether filing a charge of discrimination is the appropriate path for you. In any event, the final decision to file a charge is your own.
An EEOC staff member will prepare a charge using the information you provide, which you can review and sign online by logging into your account. Your charge, however, may be investigated at the EEOC office closest to where the discrimination occurred. If you are a U. It is always helpful if you bring with you to the meeting any information or papers that will help us understand your case.
