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To file a complaint

Please contact the EEO Representative

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By phone: (304) 399-5214
Filing a Complaint

If as an employee or applicant, you believe you have been discriminated against in any aspect of federal employment because of your race, color, religion, sex (including sexual harassment), age, national origin, physical/mental disability, or reprisal, contact an EEO counselor or the EEO Office within 45 calendar days of the alleged incident or when you gained knowledge of the alleged incident.

An EEO Counselor has 30 calendar days to complete an inquiry of the alleged discriminatory event or resolve the informal complaint. The complainant will be issued a Notice of Right to File a Discrimination Complaint no later than 30 days after the initial interview with the complainant (in certain circumstances the 30 day time period may be extended).

After receipt of the Notice of Right to File a Discrimination Complaint, a complainant has 15 calendar days to file a formal complaint, Department of Army (DA) Form 2590-R.

Bases of Discrimination
Basis Definition
Age Age discrimination is present if an individual is 40 years of age or older and is treated unfavorably in the terms and conditions of his/her employment. In an allegation of age discrimination, both individuals can be over age 40.
Color Color discrimination occurs when individuals are treated differently from others who are similarly situated because of the color of their skin. Color is a separately identifiable type of discrimination which may occur with or without racial discrimination. Color discrimination can occur in the absence of race discrimination when members of the same race are treated differently because of their skin color.
Disability Discrimination of the disabled occurs when an individual is treated differently from others because of a disability. It can also happen when an employer fails to make reasonable accommodation for qualified disabled employees and applicants. A disability is defined as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities.
National Origin National origin discrimination is broadly defined as including, but not limited to, the denial of equal employment opportunity because of an individual's or their ancestor's country of origin. It also includes individuals who are treated differently from others because the individual has the physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a particular national origin group.
Race Racial discrimination is present when people are treated differently than others who are similarly situated because they are members of a specific race. It can occur when individuals are treated differently because of unalterable characteristics, such as physical features, indigenous to their race. The courts have also found that racial discrimination in employment can occur when employees are treated differently than other employees similarly situated because of their interracial dating or marriages, racially oriented expression of attitudes and beliefs, and/or membership in racially oriented groups. The courts have been careful to state that minority races are not the sole victims of discrimination. Whites, if treated differently than others who are similarly situated, have also been found to have been discriminated against.
Religion Religious discrimination occurs when an employment rule or policy requires a person to either violate a fundamental precept of his or her religion or lose an employment opportunity. It can occur when an employer fails to provide reasonable accommodation, such as altering work schedules.
Reprisal Reprisal discrimination is any act of restraint, interference, coercion, discrimination, or reprisal against any person who has raised an allegation of discrimination, represented a person raising such an allegation, acted as a witness to such an allegation, or served as an EEO official in processing such an allegation.
Sex Sex discrimination occurs when an employee is treated adversely because of their sex. Sex discrimination includes sexual harassment and discrimination in the payment of wages due to a person's sex. Sexual harassment is defined as deliberate, repeated, unsolicited, and unwelcome verbal comments, gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature occurring in the workplace or work related environment.
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