How to Report Employer Age Discrimination
- 1). Determine whether the employer is covered under the ADEA. Employers with 20 or more employees are subject to the ADEA. In some states an employer with less than 20 employees is subject to the state's age discrimination laws.
- 2). Locate the appropriate EEOC office to file a report or complaint against the employer. A complaint can be filed with the EEOC at either the office closest to where the discrimination occurred or the office closest to where the complainant lives. The EEOC has 53 offices in the United States. The EEOC's website lists contact information for all of its offices. See Resources, below, to link to the list.
- 3). File a report or complaint in person. The EEOC will conduct a face-to-face interview with the complainant. The complainant should come prepared to provide their own contact information, contact information of the employer, approximate number of employees employed, detailed information about the age discrimination event and when the discrimination occurred.
- 4). Mail a letter to the EEOC to file a report or complaint. The letter should contain the complainant's contact information, employer contact information, number of employees employed by the employer, summary of the age discrimination event, when the discrimination occurred and your signature. The letter should indicate that the intent of the letter is to file a complaint against the employer.
- 5). File a lawsuit. A lawsuit can only be filed against an employer for age discrimination after receiving a notice of right to sue by the EEOC or a state or local civil rights agency. Lawsuits have to be filed within 90 days of receiving a notice of right to sue.