The Vermont Attorney General’s Office enforces the Vermont Unlawful Employment Practices Act and covers all private Vermont employers. 

If you want to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office, you must file it within 300 days of when the discrimination happened in order to preserve your rights under the federal Americans With Disability Act (ADA). However, if the employer has fewer than 15 employees, you may file your complaint up to one year after the discrimination.

Fill out the employment discrimination complaint form and mail it to:

Civil Rights Unit
Vermont Attorney General’s Office
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609-1001

Find out more about the complaint investigation process on the Attorney General’s Office website or call 802-828-3657.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the Federal law prohibiting employment discrimination – Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADA only covers employers with 15 or more employees.

You can file a complaint (called “a charge”) with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by writing a letter to the EEOC. You must include in your letter:

• your name, address and telephone number
• the name, address and telephone number of the employer you want to file your complaint against
• the number of employees employed there (if known)
• a short description of the events you believe were discriminatory (for example, you were fired, demoted, harassed or did not receive a requested accommodation)
• when the events took place
• your signature

Don’t forget to sign your letter. If you don’t sign it, the EEOC cannot investigate your complaint.

Your complaint must be filed with the EEOC within 300 days of when the discrimination happened.

Contact information for EEOC’s Boston area office:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
John F. Kennedy Federal Building
475 Government Center
Boston, MA 02203

Phone: 1-800-669-4000
Fax: 1-617-565-3196
TTY: 1-800-669-6820
ASL Video Phone: 1-844-234-5122

You must receive a right-to-sue letter (a letter saying you may file a discrimination lawsuit in court) from the EEOC before filing an action in court. The EEOC will issue the letter when it has completed its investigation of your complaint. However, if you wish to proceed directly with a court claim, you may ask the EEOC to issue you a right-to-sue letter immediately.

If the EEOC sends you a right-to-sue letter, you will have 90 days from the date you receive the letter to sue in U.S. Federal District Court.