Sanctions are an important tool for forcing federal agencies to conduct timely and adequate investigations into employees’ EEO complaints. Some federal agencies unreasonably delay EEO investigations into claims of discrimination or retaliation made by federal employees.

The EEOC can issue sanctions against federal agencies that delay or fail to complete an adequate investigation. Federal employees who have filed a charge and waited as little as 180 days for the investigation to be concluded may file for a hearing and move for sanctions against the federal agency for failing to complete the investigation. In some cases the EEOC has issued sanctions prohibiting the Agency from providing evidence in its own defense.


Additional resources:

EEOC’s regulations about filing for a hearing

EEOC Cases:

Complainant v. Air Force, EEOC Case No. 0720090009 (2015) (https://www.eeoc.gov/decisions/072009...)

Ross v. USPS, EEOC Case No. 0720180001 (2018) (https://www.eeoc.gov/decisions/072018...)

Candace C. v. GSA, EEOC Case No. 0720160013 (2016)
(https://www.eeoc.gov/decisions/072016...)


For further research, the EEOC has put its decisions online. You can search them through this link.

None of the information here is legal advice for you. Please contact an attorney who can evaluate your case and provide you with legal services. I take no responsibility for whether these cases are current.

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