Legal Process Paper

Essay by crazy123College, UndergraduateA, April 2009

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal government agency that was created to enforce the compliance of federal employment discrimination laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Title I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2007). This paper will explain how John, an employee in a private sector organization, can file a charge of discrimination against his employer through the EEOC. In addition, an explanation will be given about the civil litigation process from the state level up to the United States Supreme Court if the EEOC is unable to reconcile the complaint.

EEOC Complaint ProcessThe first step in filing a complaint with the EEOC is to contact the local field office promptly when discrimination is suspected.

Before a private lawsuit may be filed in court a complaint must be filed with the EEOC (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2007). In order to protect the charging party's rights a charge must be filed within 300 days of the alleged violation with the EEOC (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2007). When filing a complaint, the following information must be provided, complaining party's name, address, and phone number, respondent employer's name, address, and phone number, number of employees, the date and short description of the alleged violation (U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 2007). Once an employee files a charge, the EEOC then serves notice on the employer, usually by mail and within 10 days, that a charge has been filed against them. This notice normally includes a copy...