Sample Charges: Race

Description

If you have experienced race discrimination at work, putting it into a formal charge can feel overwhelming.

What do you include?
How much detail?
What actually makes a charge land with an EEOC investigator?

These five (5) samples illustrate how to write your particular charge in various contexts:

• 1 Pretext + Comparator Sample1 Pretext Only Sample
• 1 Comparator Only Sample
• 1 Retaliation Sample
• 1 Hostile Work Environment (Harassment) Sample

You will see real-format example charges for race discrimination, the same structure the EEOC uses, written the way an experienced employment attorney would build them: a clear timeline, specific facts, and the right framing of what happened and why it was discriminatory, drawn from realistic workplace scenarios.

Use it to understand the tone, structure, and level of detail that make a charge effective. It is an illustrative example for guidance and education, 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 reflect your own truthful experience.