Executive Summary: The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced a pilot
program for online submissions in response to a Notice of Charge.
The online system will allow employers (or their legal
representatives) to elect mediation, request extensions of time,
and file position statements. Select regions will begin the pilot
program on May 4, 2015, and the agency plans on rolling out the
program nationally by October 2015.
Online Submissions
The agency is beginning the rollout next month in the Charlotte,
North Carolina and San Francisco, California District Offices. As
of May 4, all Notices of Charges in those two regions will be sent
via U.S. mail in a new form, which looks very different from the
usual Notice of Charge. The Notice will inform the employer that
the Field Office is part of a pilot project to make investigations
and communications more efficient. It will also provide a login
URL, an EEOC charge number, and a password. At that
