Civil Rights Offices and Partners

Services We Provide

As an employee, one should expect the following programs and practices to be available:

Implementing equal opportunity laws and policies to prevent discrimination based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, and disability status, as...

Directory

The Department of Transportation Civil Rights Offices are here to help eliminate, prevent, reduce, and remedy unlawful discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, and sexual orientation against beneficiaries and employees of the Department of...

Directions to DOT

U.S. Department of Transportation1200 New Jersey Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20590

The main visitor's entrance is located in the West Building, on New Jersey Avenue and M Street. Upon entering the lobby, visitors must report to the security desk. There is also a smaller visitor's...

Business Complaint Process

 Business owners or employees that believe the award or administration of DOT-assisted contracts was conducted unfairly or in a discriminatory manner may file a complaint with DOCR's External Civil Rights Programs Division. Most often, the Division will refer employment-related claims...

Employee Complaint Process

Aggrieved individuals who believe they have been discriminated against on the basis of their race, color, national origin, sex (pregnancy, and sexual harassment), religion, age (40 and over), disability (mental/physical), equal pay compensation, and retaliation must first contact an ...

Public Complaint Process

Members of the public who believe they have been discriminated against by a DOT program or a DOT funding recipient have two options.  A person can either contact the Office of Civil Rights with the DOT Operating Administration with whom the violation occurred or contact the Civil...

Background

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) requires all federal agencies to offer Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) at all stages of the EEO complaint process. Mediation is the form of ADR that the Department of Transportation has chosen to utilize in EEO cases. Mediation is a problem...

Pre - Complaint

At the informal stage, the aggrieved party must contact an EEO Counselor within 45 days of an alleged incident. During the counseling session, the EEO Counselor will provide the complaint with the following documents:

Formal Complaint

Mediation may also be requested after a formal complaint has been filed. An agreement to mediate form must be signed by both parties and provided to the DMC.

Once a mediator has been selected, the DMC will work with all parties to schedule mediation time(s)...