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Filing complaints

TITLE VII

Step 1: File a Complaint
📍 Contact your nearest EEOC field office or call by phone
🔗 Find Your Local EEOC Office

Step 2: Notification & Investigation

EEOC notifies the employer within 10 days

Charges must remain confidential
⚠️ Violation = $1,000 fine or up to 1 year in jail

Step 3: No Cause

If the EEOC finds no reasonable cause, the charge is dismissed.

Step 4: Reasonable Cause Found

If found within 180 days, the EEOC attempts informal resolution via:

🤝 Conference

🤝 Conciliation

🤝 Persuasion

PWFA

🏛️ Michigan-Level (Michigan Residents)

File through the Michigan Department of Civil Rights (MDCR):

Steps:

  1. Create a MI Login account:
    🔗 Create MI Account

  2. Choose a personal account

  3. Submit a complaint within 180 days of the incident

  4. Track updates, upload documents, schedule appointments
    📖 Full MDCR Instructions

If accepted:

  • MDCR seeks voluntary compliance

  • If not possible, they will continue to investigate and issue findings

🏛️ Federal-Level (EEOC)

File through the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC):

  • Use the same steps as Title VII

  • File online, by phone, or at a local branch

Your claim may be dismissed if:

  • The laws do not apply

  • You file past the deadline

  • EEOC chooses to limit the investigation

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