An EEO complaint enters the formal phase when it is filed with DOCR after the completion of the informal phase and receipt of the "Notice of Final Interview". The complainant has 15 days from receipt of this notice to file a formal complaint. The complaint must be a signed statement from the...
Regulations for Filing a Civil ActionA federal sector complainant has to first exhaust the administrative process set out at 29 CFR 1614 before filing a civil suit. The regulations provide that civil actions may be filed in an appropriate federal court:
Within 90 days of receipt of...
Requirements for Class ComplaintsClass complaints are processed differently than individual(s) complaints (29 CFR 1614.204). The informal counseling phase is the same, with each member of the class action required to undergo individual(s) counseling. Once counseling is completed, the class...
Some employment discrimination complaints can be appealed to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB). In these cases, the employee has to choose to keep on with the complaint as a "mixed case complaint" (under 29 CFR 1614) or a "mixed case appeal" before the MSPB. Whichever gets filed...
How do I contact the Civil Rights Office or a Civil Rights official?You may use the following information to obtain further guidance.
Office of the Secretary:
Departmental Office of Civil Rights - (202) 366-4648
OAs’ Civil Rights Offices and *contacts:Federal Aviation...
DOT Discrimination Policy, The United States Department of Transportation (DOT) prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age (40 and over), disability, and parental status.
Background
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires all Federal agencies to establish or make available an Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) program which can be used at all stages of the EEO complaint process. Mediation is the form of ADR that the...
EEO Counseling Points of Contact
Office of the Secretary
LaWanda McCray
Email: EEOCounselingRequests@dot.gov
Office of the Inspector General
Tysan Williams
DOT Headquarters
1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E.
Washington, DC 20590
(202) 527-0281
Federal Aviation Administration...