Timing Is Important With Employment Discrimination Complaints

Our firm has represented hundreds of individuals in filing Charges of Discrimination with the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Recently, we received a call from someone who had suffered from ongoing sexual harassment throughout her employment. After repeatedly denying the advances of her supervisor and complaining to Human Resources, she was fired from her job. Not knowing her legal rights, and afraid to talk about the situation, she waited a year before reaching out to an attorney. Unfortunately for her, it was too late to pursue a claim against her former employer.

Employment Discrimination Complaints

In pursuing employment discrimination complaints in Texas, you must file a Charge of Discrimination with the TWC within 180 days of the wrongful conduct and with the EEOC within 300 days of the wrongful conduct. If you miss these deadlines, you have likely lost your legal right to pursue a claim of discrimination. If you believe that you have been discriminated against in your current or former job, it is imperative that you contact an employment discrimination attorney as soon as possible to know and preserve your rights.