The Equal Opportunity Division encourages all employees of Santa Clara County to resolve problems at the lowest possible level, i.e., on a one-to-one basis first. Employees, who feel that they are, or might be subjected to discrimination or harassment based on the following factors protected by law, should follow the recommendations provided below. We recommend these steps be followed by any employee, anywhere.
IF YOU ARE SUBJECT TO DISCRIMINATION OR HARASSMENT BASED ON:
RACE
COLOR
CULTURE
AGE
SEXUAL ORIENTATION
PREGNANCY
DISABILITY
POLITICAL BELIEF
RELIGIOUS BELIEF
NATIONAL ORIGIN
ANCESTRY
GENDER
GENDER IDENTITY
MARITAL STATUS
MEDICAL CONDITION
ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATION
OR ASSOCIATION WITH ANY INDIVIDUAL IN
ANY OF THESES GROUPS
OR
RETALIATION for filing a complaint or speaking up
about discrimination,
YOU SHOULD DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Contact your immediate supervisor, or contact another manager within your agency or department, or
- Contact the Equal Opportunity Officer/Advisor for your agency or department, or
- Contact the Equal Opportunity Division at (408) 299-5865
THE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY DIVISION WILL:
- Listen to you
- Look into your issue or concern
- Work with you, management and other parties to resolve the problem
- Follow-up with management and other parties to ensure that the resolution is effective
- Monitor the situation to ensure that retaliation does not occur
To file a complaint with the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission), a federal agency, call (408) 291-7352; located at 96 North Third Street, San Jose, CA 95112; the DFEH (Department of Fair Employment and Housing), a State agency, call (408) 325-0344; located at 2570 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131; or you may wish to engage the services of a private attorney to seek redress to your complaint. You may also file a grievance with your union representative.
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