File a Workplace Discrimination Claim

EEOC:

In order to file a discrimination claim, you need to consult your local Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) office. *The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission extends Title VII’s prohibition on sex discrimination to prohibit discrimination against transgender and gender non-conforming people.*


How to file with EEOC:

http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/howtofil.html

 

EEOC’s Atlanta District Office:
100 Alabama Street
Suite 4R30
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone: (404) 562-6800
TTY: (404) 562-6801
http://www.eeoc.gov/field/atlanta/charge.cfm

 

EEOC’s Savannah Local Office:
410 Mall Boulevard
Suite G
Savannah, GA 31406-4821
Phone: (912) 652-4234
TTY: (912) 652-4439
http://www.eeoc.gov/field/savannah/charge.cfm

 

GA CEO:
In order to file a claim as a state employee, you will need to contact the Equal Employment Division of the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (CEO).
http://gceo.state.ga.us/to-file-a-complaint/

 

Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (CEO):
Equal Employment Division
229 Peachtree St. NE
Suite 710, International Tower
Atlanta, GA 30303-1605
Phone: 404-656-1736
Toll-Free: (800) 493-OPEN


Federal LGBT discrimination:
http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/directives/lgbt_complaint_processing.cfm

 

Local:
Check your local government website for more info

– City ordinances or anti-discrimination laws
– Search terms: Human Rights Commission, Human Relations Commissions or Civil Rights Commissions, etc.

 

City of Atlanta Human Relations Commission:
http://www.atlantaga.gov/index.aspx?page=138

 

Gwinnett County Human Relations Commission:
https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/portal/gwinnett/Departments/HR/PublicMeetings/?bacview=committee&committeeId=20

 

Contact an employment attorney:
http://www.lawyers.com/labor-and-employment/georgia/find-law-firms-by-city/