Ways to Contact the EEOC to File a Charge audio file

The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
is the agency which enforces federal laws
making it illegal to discriminate
against the job applicant or an employee
because of the person's race, color, religion, sex,
including gender identity and sexual orientation,
pregnancy and pregnancy accommodations,
national origin, age 40 or older, disability,
or genetic information.
Laws that the EEOC enforces also provide
that workers can get reasonable accommodations
if they need them because of disability,
religion, pregnancy, childbirth,
or a related medical condition.
As long as the accommodation
does not cause the employer undue hardship.
If you believe something happened to you at work
for any of these reasons,
you can file a charge of discrimination
against your employer, union, or employment agency.
You have 180 days to file a charge.
If your area has a state or local
Fair Employment Practice Agency enforcing similar laws,
it may be extended to 300 days.
Learn more at eeoc.gov/time-limits-filing-charge.
There are several ways to contact EEOC
about filing a charge of discrimination.
Online by using the EEOC public portal
at publicportal.eeoc.gov.
In-person at an EEOC office
or state or local Fair Employment Practice Agency.
To find the office nearest you go, to eeoc.gov/field-office.
By mail, for the mailing address nearest you,
go to eeoc.gov/field-office.
By phone, at 1-800-669-4000.
For TTY, 1-800-669-6820.
For ASL video phone, 1-844-234-5122.
Free translation services are available
in over 200 languages.
We can also answer any questions you may have.
The call is free and you do not need a lawyer to contact us.
Thank you.