Discrimination and Your Rights

• How to File a Charge with the EEOC

  If you believe you have been discriminated against by an employer, labor union or employment agency when applying for a job or while on the job because of your race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability, you may have grounds to file a charge of discrimination. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• How to Start the Complaint Process

  If you feel you have been discriminated against in the areas of employment, housing or public accommodations, you can first contact the Colorado Civil Rights Commission and file a complaint. Depending on what is decided from this process, you may end up in court. Content Detail

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  Colorado Civil Rights Division, State of Colorado

• Protecting Your Rights

  The ACLU works to protect First Amendment rights-freedom of speech, association and assembly; freedom of the press, and freedom of religion supported by the strict separation of church and state; rights to equal protection and treatment under the law - regardless of race, sex, religion or national origin, rights to due process and rights to privacy. Content Detail

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  American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)

• Protecting Your Civil Rights

  If you believe that you have been discriminated against and want to file a complaint with the Federal Government, this is where you can find information to help. Content Detail

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  U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

• Employment Discrimination

  Chapter 9 explains the various employment laws and how they protect individuals from discrimination; It also explains what you can do if you feel discriminated against. Content Detail

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  Colorado Bar Association - Senior Law Handbook

• What is Title VI of the Civil Rights Act?

  Your rights concerning discrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance. (This is a very legal-like website, harder to understand.) Content Detail

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  US Department of Labor

• What are the Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination?

  Information on federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability. Content Detail

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  U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• Age Discrimination at Work

  This resource will help answer your questions about age discrimination, plus has information about the Age Discrimination (ADEA) in Employment Act; what the ADEA forbids: what to do; explains that you need to do research; and has links to other resources. Content Detail

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  AARP (American Association of Retired Persons)