If you believe your discharge was unlawful because of:
•Discrimination because of race, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy (Title VII),
age (ADEA), disability (ADA), or retaliation, you have 300/180 days after
notification of the adverse employment action for Private Sector and State
Employees to file a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC). **Note: If your state has an agency that accepts and investigates
discrimination claims, you have 300 days to file a charge with the EEOC; if there is
no such agency in your state, you have only 180 days to file a charge with the
EEOC.

•Discrimination or a discharge without just cause, you must file a charge with the
US Merit System Protection Board (MSPB) up to 30 days after notification of
the unjust decision for federal service employees.

•Complaints you made about unsafe working conditions or your refusal to perform
work you believe to be unsafe, you must file a charge within 30 days with the
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

•The Family and Medical Leave Act, you have up to two years to file a charge with
the US Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division, and federal court.

•Fair Labor Standards Act, you have up to two years to file a charge with US
Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division, and federal court.

Prepared by the Mississippi Workers' Center for Human Rights Training Component.

For more information, please contact LaToya Davis, Program Associate at 662-334-1122.
Go Back