EEOC complaints are handled by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the body responsible for investigating discrimination complaints based on religion, race, national origin, color, age, sex, and disability. A company with more than 14 employees is subject to the EEOC stepping in. Every employee has the right to file an EEOC complaint, not only those who feel like they have been discriminated against.

Once the charge is filed, the EEOC can respond in several ways. It will most certainly ask your employer to respond to your allegations and might proceed to investigate your claims or send you and your employer to mediation. Mediation is an amicable step to try to resolve the dispute informally, as is trying to broker a settlement directly with your employer.

If the EEOC doesn’t resolve the problem with one of the above methods, it can choose to file a lawsuit against the employer for you.

It’s difficult to act for your civil liberties and civil rights violations on your own. When you begin to feel that either of these have been violated, then you should talk to an attorney to get a professional opinion. An experienced civil rights attorney knows the differences between these basic rights and can help you with a possible claim.

Do not hesitate to contact the attorneys at Tishkoff if you have questions regarding litigation, or business or employment law.  The attorneys at the Tishkoff, located in downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, may be reached by phone or email.  This contact information is available at Tishkoff web site:  https://tishold.dream.press/.  Stay in touch with Tishkoff: http://bit.ly/TishkoffPLC

Sources: 

https://www.upcounsel.com/eeoc-complaints

https://www.eeoc.gov/employees/howtofile.cfm