Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Claims for FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
Federal employees, just like their non-Federal counterparts, may seek protection from discrimination and retaliation conduct or issues using the Federal EEOC process. The Federal EEOC process is much different from the non-Federal employee process, including much shorter deadlines, some as short as 45 days.
The process is broken down to three stages, the Informal stage, which is still within the Agency, the Formal stage at the EEOC which is largely investigative and the Hearing stage where a Federal Administrative Judge is assigned to your case. The Hearing stage is very similar to a bench trial or arbitration. During this last stage, as in litigation, discovery, motions and brief writing are included. A case can resolve or settle at any time, if the parties are willing.
The Federal employee EEOC process may cover terminations, suspensions, demotions or other adverse actions. Probationary employees or applicants who were not hired, may seek adjudication in this process if they feel they were discriminated or retaliated against. Types of claims include disability (including failure to accommodate), race, national origin, gender or religious claims or retaliation for engaging in protected activity under those protected classes.
The Federal Employee Rights Law Firm’s founding attorney has been successfully handling discrimination and retaliation claims for over two decades and is BOARD CERTIFIED IN EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW in Texas for 20 years.