Description

Being paid less than a coworker for substantially the same work, and suspecting it comes down to sex, is frustrating and often hard to prove. A clear charge lays out the comparison in a way that is hard to wave away.

These four (4) samples illustrate how to write your particular charge in various contexts:

1 Pretext + Comparator Sample
1 Pretext Only (Shifting Explanations) Sample
1 Comparator Only Sample
1 Retaliation Sample

You will see real-format example charges for equal pay violations, structured the way the EEOC expects and written the way an experienced employment attorney would: the comparable roles, the pay gap, and the framing that ties it to unlawful discrimination.

Use them to learn the structure and specificity that make a charge credible. They are illustrative examples for education and guidance, not legal advice and not a form to file as written. A Charge of Discrimination is signed under penalty of perjury, so your charge must be truthful and reflect your own experience, in your own words. Understand the model, then build your own.