Legal Process Paper
Despite Equal Employment Opportunity laws in place to prevent discriminatory practices, offenses still occur. For example, John is an employee of a private organization and feels he has been discriminated against. John wants to lodge a complaint against his employer, but is not sure who to turn to for help. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was established to help situations that arise that are in violation of Equal Employment Opportunity laws and have developed clear, concise processes to aid people like John in filing a complaint.
According to law, anyone who feels his or her employment rights have been violated may file a claim of discrimination with the EEOC. This process can be initiated either through postal mail or by going to the nearest EEOC office and filing the complaint in person. Certain information will need to be disclosed in the claim before any further action is taken.
This information includes: the victim's name, address, and telephone number; name, address, and telephone number of the perpetrator; a brief synopsis the alleged incident(s); and the dates the violations occurred. The initial complaint must be formally filed within 180 days of the alleged incident. This is to protect the victim's rights. "This 180-day filing deadline is extended to 300 days if the charge also is covered by a state or local anti-discrimination law." (http://www.eeoc.gov/charge/overview_charge_filing.html) Once a complaint has been filed and received by the EEOC, there are many different ways it may be handled.
If the facts of the case show evidence of a legal violation, the case m ...