Appeal Stage

Types of Appeals Appeal to the agency's final action (29 CFR 1614.401) Dismissal of complaint (29 CFR 1614.402a) Final decision of the agency when the issue of employment discrimination was raised in the grievance procedure (29 CFR 1614.401d) The agency's final action and order do not...

Judicial Stage

Regulations for Filing a Civil Action

A 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-calendar days of...

Class Complaints

Requirements for Class Complaints

Class complaints are processed differently than individual(s) complaints (29 CFR 1614.204). The pre-complaint stage process is the same. Once a formal complaint is filed, the class complaint will be forwarded to the nearest EEOC Washington Field Office...

Mixed Cases Complaints

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...

Operating Administration Mediation Coordinators

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) United States Maritime Administration (MARAD) National Highway Traffic...

DBE/ACDBE Training

The contents of these documents do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. These documents are intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies.

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Operating Administration EEO Counselors

Operating Administration EEO Counseling Contact Numbers DOT Agency Address Phone Office of the Secretary Thalia Williams DOT Headquarters 1200 New Jersey Ave., S.E. Washington, DC 20590 (202) 366-4754 Office of the...

Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process

EEO Complaint Process Guidelines and Stages

The Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process guidelines are enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The process is derived from EEOC Management Directive 110 and 29 CFR 1614.

EEO complaints...

Policy Statement on the NoFear Act of 2002

Statement on the Implementation of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (NoFEAR) Act of 2002, Public Law 107-174

THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20590

Policy Statement on the...

Policy Statement on Employment and Advancement of People with Disabilities

Statement on DOT's commitment to identifying and removing barriers to hiring, promoting, and retaining persons with disabilities.