Employment FAQ

Statutory guidelines state that a determination shall be made within ninety (90) days after the complaint is filed with this office. If the investigation extends beyond ninety (90) days, the complainant and respondent will receive a status report every thirty (30) days until final resolution.

You must submit a written, sworn complaint of discrimination within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the alleged unlawful employment practice for this agency to investigate your claim.

Legal representation is not necessary during the agency’s investigative process. However, it is your decision whether you wish to obtain legal representation.

Yes. Based on the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Bostock v. Clayton County, the Georgia Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA) prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. When filing a complaint with the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO), the basis of sex includes sexual orientation.

It is illegal for your employer to take any employment action against you because you filed a complaint with this agency. If you file a GCEO complaint of discrimination and believe that you have been subjected to retaliation, you are encouraged to contact the agency immediately.

To file a complaint of discrimination with the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity (GCEO), an individual must allege an adverse employment action or employment-related harm that is believed to have occurred because of a protected characteristic, such as race, religion, color, age, sex (including sexual orientation), national origin, disability, retaliation, or another classification protected under applicable law.

 

In order to file a complaint of discrimination with this agency, one needs only to believe that they have been discriminated against based upon race, religion, color, age, gender, national origin, retaliation and/or disability.

It is not necessary for you to conduct an investigation. However, you will be asked to provide as much information as possible to support your allegation(s) of unlawful discrimination.

To obtain documents from the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity’s Equal Employment Opportunity Division, please direct your Open Records Act requests (under O.C.G.A. 50-18-70) by mail or email to:

Jonathan P. Harris, J.D.

205 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. SE

14th Floor-1470B East Tower

Atlanta, Georgia 30334

[email protected]

404-656-1736

To assist you in obtaining the information that you need, please provide the following information in your request:

• Your full name
• Your mailing address
• Your contact telephone number (and fax number if available)
• The case number of the investigation or incident associated with your request
• The name of the Complainant(s), Respondent(s), and/or agents and addresses associated with your request.

All record requests are subject to redaction under the Georgia Open Records Act and may result in the requester being billed $0.10 per page and administrative fees for the requested information.

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To download a copy of the Equal Employment Division's FEPA poster for public use, select the following link: /document/publication/gceo-ga-fepa-posterpdf/download .