What You Need to Know About EEO
Introduction
EEO Laws
Equal Pay Act of 1963
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as Amended
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as Amended
Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
Administrative Process for Complaints of Illegal Discrimination
Precomplaint Process
Beginning the EEO Process in a Timely Manner
Representation
Official Time
Maintaining Anonymity
Taking Part in the Precomplaint Process — Counseling
REDRESS — A Conflict Resolution Process
Formal EEO Complaint Process
Losing Your Right to Anonymity
Filing a Formal EEO Complaint in a Timely Manner
Prohibition Against Using Penalty Envelopes and Limited Use of Postal Service Equipment
Changing Your Mailing Address
Receiving Acknowledgment and Acceptance of the Complaint
Waiting for Investigation of the Complaint
Cooperating With the EEO Complaint Investigator
Filing Both a Complaint and a Grievance
Requesting a Final Postal Service Decision or an EEOC Hearing Before the Postal Service Issues a Final Action
Procedures for Requesting an EEOC Hearing
Procedures for Requesting a Postal Service Decision (Merit Final Agency Decision)
Procedures When You Fail to Make a Request
Appealing the Decision or Filing a Civil Action
Appealing to the EEOC Office of Federal Operations
Dismissal
Final Agency Action After a Hearing (Decision by an EEOC Administrative Judge)
Merit Final Agency Decision After Investigation
Appeal Form and Process
Timeliness
Filing a Civil Action
Age Discrimination in Employment Act Cases
Option to File a Formal EEO Complaint or a Civil Action
Filing an ADEA Civil Action
Filing a Formal EEO Complaint Under the ADEA
Equal Pay Act Cases
Mixed EEO and Merit Systems Protection Board Cases
Definition of Mixed Case
Examples of Mixed Cases
Processing Mixed-Case Complaints
Filing a Mixed-Case Appeal With the MSPB
Filing a Mixed-Case EEO Complaint With the Postal Service
Withdrawals and Settlements
Withdrawing a Complaint
Settling a Complaint
Offer of Resolution
Remedies
Remedies Not Available to You Under the Law
Interim Relief
Your Duty to Mitigate Back Pay Awards
