The VEC is prohibited from discriminating on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief. If you think you have been subject to discrimination, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation.
You may file your complaint with VEC:
By email: EO_Complaints@vec.virginia.gov
By mail:
Virginia Employment Commission
C/O EO Complaints Division
P.O. Box 26441
Richmond, VA 23261-6441
Or you may file your complaint directly with the U.S. Department of Labor’s Civil Right Center by mail to:
Director
Civil Rights Center
ATTENTION: Office of External Enforcement
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave NW
Room N-4123
Washington, DC 20210
Or fax: 202-693-6505, ATTENTION: Office of External Enforcement (limit of 15 pages)
If you elect to file your complaint with the VEC, you must wait until the VEC issues a decision or until 90 days have passed, whichever is sooner, before filing with the CRC. If the VEC has not provided you with a written decision within 90 days of filing the complaint, you don’t need to wait for a decision to be issued and may file a complaint with CRC within 30 days of the expiration of the 90-day period. If you are dissatisfied with the VEC’s resolution of your complaint, you may file a complaint with CRC. Such complaint must be filed within 30 days of the date you received notice of the VEC’s proposed resolution.
