Who pursues a discrimination complaints?
In accordance with 29 C.F.R. Part 1614, any International Broadcasting Bureau (IBB) employee, or applicant for IBB employment, who believes his or her employment rights have been violated, or who believes reprisal has occurred because of prior involvement in an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint, may pursue a complaint. The complaint may be filed pursuant to section 717 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination against applicants and employees based on race, color, religion, sex and national origin; Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of disability; section 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, which prohibits employment discrimination based on age; and the Equal Pay Act of 1963, which prohibits sex-based wage discrimination.
