Discrimination process

Abstract

When an employee believes that his rights have been violated he has the option of filing a complaint. Such complaint needs to be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). There are several steps to be completed for the process. The employee needs to file in the proper place, have the correct information and he has certain deadlines to meet. The EEOC will make a decision on the case. In some circumstances the employee might be able to take the case to Federal Court.

Process for discrimination at work

John believes that his rights as an employee have been violated. John wants to file a complaint against his employer for discrimination. Such complaint needs to be filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). There are several steps to be completed by John for the process. John needs to file in the proper place, have the correct information and he has certain deadlines to meet.

English: William H. Brown, chairman of EEOC

John H Powell Jr, chairman of EEOC

Clifford J. Alexander Jr chairman of EEOC 1967

The EEOC will make a decision on the case. In some circumstances John might be able to take the case to Federal Court.

Places to File and Types of Discrimination

As an employee John has the right to file a complaint if he thinks his rights have been

violated. John will have to file the discrimination complaint with the EEOC. The EEOC have fifteen district offices in the United States (EEOC 2007). The EEOC have divided the discrimination into ten categories: Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination, Race Based Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Based Discrimination, Retaliation and Sexual Harassment (EEOC 2007). John will have to go in person to one of the offices or he has the option to file by mail. In the case that he has...