Beginning the EEO Process in a Timely Manner

To begin the precomplaint process, you must contact the Postal Service Equal Employment Opportunity Office through the online Postal Service EEO efile application at https://efile.usps.com/efile/login or by writing to: NEEOISO – EEO Contact Center, PO Box 21979, Tampa, FL 33622-1979, within 45 calendar days of the alleged discriminatory action, or in the case of a personnel action, within 45 calendar days of the effective date of the action. See 29 CFR 1614.105. A written request to initiate the precomplaint process will be considered timely if it is postmarked within 45 calendar days of the alleged discriminatory action, or in the case of a personnel action, within 45 calendar days of the effective date of the action.

If you request EEO counseling via mail, a package of EEO information and forms will be sent to you. After you complete and return the applicable forms to the address provided, an EEO Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Specialist will contact you. If you fail to return the forms within 10 calendar days of receiving them, the EEO office may close the precomplaint process because the EEO ADR Specialist does not have enough information to process your counseling request.