Deadlines for Filing Allegations of Discrimination with External Agencies
External Agency	Legal Authority	Discrimination Jurisdiction	Deadline for Filing Complaint**
EEOC	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Age Discrimination	Race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
201 Varick St., Rm. 1009	in Employment Act of 1967, The Americans with Disabilities Act,	pregnancy, disability, and equal pay.  Includes
New York, NY 10014	The Equal Pay Act [29 U.S.C., Sec. 206 (D)], The Civil Rights	harassment on the basis of protected group status.
212-741-8815	Act of 1991.		300 days
(TTY) 212-741-2783
www.eeoc.gov	For individual complaints
OFCCP	Executive Order 11246 as amended, of the Section 503 Rehabilitation	Physical or mental disability,* special disabled
201 Varick St., Rm. 750	Act of 1973 as amended, The Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment	veteran,* or Vietnam-era veteran.*
New York, NY 10014	Act of 1974 (38 U.S.C. 4212) as amended.
646-264-3170	Mainly for class action suits against government contractors only.	Individual allegations of discrimination based on the Title	180 days
www.dol.gov/esa/ofcp_org.htm	Asterisks (*) at right denote right to file individual claims.	VII protected group status are referred to EEOC (see above).
NYS Division of Human Rights	New York Human Rights Law,	Race, color, creed,  religion, national origin, gender,
Empire State Plaza	Executive Law, Article 15.	marital status, membership or activity in a local
Agency Building 2, 18th floor		commission, status with regard to public assistance,	One Year
Albany, NY 12220		disability, sexual orientation, or age.
518-474-2705
Dept of Housing & Urban Dev.	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII	Race, color,  national origin, age, physical or mental
52 Corporate Circle	of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Age Discrimination Act	disabilities in any program or activity receiving Federal	180 Days
Albany, NY 12203	of 1975.	financial assistance.
518-464-4200
FHEO	Fair Employment & Housing Act, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,	Race, color, religion, national origin, gender, age, ancestry,
451 7th St. SW, Rm. 5100	Section 109 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974,	physical or mental disability, pregnancy, childbirth or
Washington, D.C. 20410	Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title II of the Americans with	related medical condition, or medical condition (cancer	One Year
202-708-4252	Disabilities Act of 1990, Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Title IX of the	related).  Includes harassment on the basis of protected
1-800-669-9777	Education Amendments Act of 1972, Architectural Barriers Act of  1968.	group status.
	For individual claims.
U.S. Dept of Labor	U.S. Fair Labor Standards Act, Davis-Bacon Act, Employee Polygraph Act,	Improperly denied family or medical leave.
Division of Labor Standards	Migrant/Seasonal Workers Act, Family Medical Leave Act.
State Campus Building 12, Rm. 185A			Two Years
Albany, NY 12240	For individual or class action suits for any company, whether or not a federal
518-457-2730	contractor.
OCR, New York Office	Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education	Discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin,
U.S. Dept. of Education	Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Age	gender, age, and disability.
14th Floor, 75 Park Place	Discrimination Act of 1975, Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
New York, NY 10007	Anyone who believes that an educational institution that receives federal		180 days
718-488-3550	financial assistance has discriminated against someone on the basis of race,
www.ed.gov/offices/ocr	color, national origin, gender, handicap, or age may file a complaint.  The person
	or organization filing the complaint need not be a victim of the alleged
	discrimination, but may complain on behalf of another person or group.
External Agency Acronyms
EEOC:               Equal Employment Opportunity Commission		* * The time to file begins on the date of the latest incident or when the employee/
OFCCP:             Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs		student knew that the incident was an alleged act of illegal discrimination.
OCR:                 Office of Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education)
FHEO:               Fair Housing Equal Opportunity
Office of Diversity and Affirmative Action, University at Albany			8/23/2002