Tips for Filing a Complaint
In completing the CVF, be as specific as possible. The information that is most useful in supporting a discrimination claim includes the following:
- Date(s) and time(s) of the discrimination;
- Name(s) and contact information of the alleged discriminatory actor(s);
- Name(s) and contact information of witness(es) to the discrimination;
- Name(s) and contact information of similarly situated individuals of a different race, sex, or other protected class who received preferential treatment;
- Records or other documentary evidence; and
- A detailed accounting of the discrimination in the order in which it took place.