How Do You Address A Redress For Age Discrimination?
Employment discrimination is a serious and complex issue that could result in severe penalties for the offending employer. If you believe your employer has discriminated against you because of your age then you should take the steps to enforce your rights under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Contact the United States Office of Civil Rights (OCR). OCR is the federal agency that enforces most age discrimination complaints. You may have to work with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) or some other federal agency, but most likely, you will work with OCR. If, by chance, you need to work with another agency, OCR will direct you to the correct agency. Draft your complaint. You have two choices when drafting a complaint. First, you can prepare your own complaint and make sure it has all of the information required by OCR. Alternatively, you can ask OCR for a standard complaint form and they will send you the form to fill out. The best option is to use OCR’s s
