The EEOC Enforcement Process
Learning Objective 4
Explain the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforcement process.
If someone does file a charge, the EEOC will get involved. There are several steps in the EEOC enforcement process.
Processing a Discrimination Charge
Filing of Claim
The EEOC enforcement process begins with someone filing a charge (see the EEOC’s charge handling flowchart at www.eeoc.gov/employees/upload/charge_status_flow_chart.pdf). 124 Under CRA 1991, the discrimination claim must be filed within 300 days (when there is a similar state law) or 180 days (no similar state law) after the alleged incident took place (two years for the Equal Pay Act). 125 The filing must be in writing and under oath, by (or on behalf of) ...
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