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overview of Federal Equal Opp tLaws, including the ru ms with Disabilities Act, the Equal Pay the Age Discriminiation to Employment The EIEOC einforces the following laws: These lamas prohibit employrwnt discrimination based on race, color, sex® religious, national origin, age, disability and Prohibit retaliation 'tour opposing job discrimination, filing a charge" or participating in proceedings under these laws„ business is covered by the EEOC laws if: All employees, including part-tiirrua and temporary workers" ars counted 'for purposes of determining whether an airrnpl y it has a sUi rut nurnber of employees. An employee is sorrnasn -with whom the employer has an employment relationship. Th existence of an employment relationship is most easilyshown by a person's appear rnce on themployer's Ipay'r ll" but this alone does not necessarily answer ibe question. Determining whether am ennployer has enough aruipi y as to the covered by nesse lams is,, ultimately, a fugal question. Independent co n'tra t rs are not counted as employees, IDatarnilnirng whether ars individual is, under the law„ an independent rntra t r,, also is a legal question tlsat "rrnay not be as easy to answer as our inight'think, For more informatioin an how tD determine wh th r a person is an "'employee" or an "irndspendsnt contractor" visit 990 ba rn pin !n ; . t cnu l yap"'Threshold.....Issues If you are unsure whether r a business or irndinridual is covered, you l may wish to consult Mttn an attorney. "rhe, t lloveirng may file a charge of diSCrimlination 'wide the EEOC:: IN Anyone h believes -that his or her employment rights have been vloiated because Kusa o't race" color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability or because of retaliation im y file a charge of discrimination With EEOC,. By law,, EEOC rn°nnust accept -the filiiung of a charge., In most geographic areas" a dharge,must be 'riled YOM IEEOC within 300 days 'tr m the date of the alleged discrlrrnirnation. In a very small number of arsons where a state or local employment discrimination law dues not amply" a charge must be filed within 180 days. 26