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Report workplace discrimination or harassment
Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries · Shared Oregon or applicable federal route
Prepare facts connecting workplace harm to protected status or activity and complete the formal complaint process.
Where and how to proceed: prepare, file and follow up
Start here: Describe the workplace harm, dates, employer, witnesses and connection to a protected characteristic or activity. Use the employment-discrimination intake rather than the wage-claim route when that matches the issue.
1. Is this for me?
Workers alleging unlawful discrimination or retaliation related to Oregon employment. Employer size and the particular protection may affect coverage.
Service area: Oregon or applicable federal route; confirm venue and agency jurisdiction.
2. What should I prepare?
Some documents may be conditional. Ask about alternatives. Checkmarks are temporary and are not saved or sent.
3. Where and how do I submit?
Start the questionnaire through BOLI's Complaint Resolution Center at https://complaints.boli.oregon.gov/home/landing. If BOLI accepts jurisdiction and drafts a complaint, review, sign and return it through the instructions BOLI provides. Filing occurs when BOLI receives the signed complaint, not when you submit the questionnaire.
- Read BOLI's protected classes and activities and record the specific workplace action and why you believe it is connected.
- Organize contemporaneous messages, witnesses and any internal complaint without submitting unrelated private medical information.
- Use the current Complaint Resolution Center to submit the requested discrimination intake information.
- Respond to intake questions; if a formal complaint is prepared, review, sign and return it as instructed.
- Confirm the signed complaint was received and seek legal advice about any separate federal or court filing.
Timing: Contact BOLI or a lawyer promptly. State and federal filing periods differ and protections have exceptions; do not treat an intake questionnaire as a filed signed complaint.
4. What will it cost?
Details to confirm with the provider
Fees and fee-waiver eligibility have not been separately verified for this route. Check the current provider instructions. For a court filing, ask the court about its fee-waiver or deferral forms.
5. What happens after I submit?
Keep intake and signed-complaint records, participate in the interview, and provide requested evidence. Read any dismissal, determination or other notice promptly for your specific options and deadlines.
6. What if something goes wrong?
Contact crd.email@boli.oregon.gov or 971-245-3844 about the complaint process. If BOLI finds no covered violation, intake may close for lack of jurisdiction. Ask promptly about separate EEOC or court options; do not assume intake preserves those deadlines.
Language, disability and offline help
BOLI lists TTY Relay 711. Ask BOLI at 971-245-3844 for assistance using the intake process.
This is an Oregon complaint route, not a promise of investigation, recovery or representation. Coverage, exemptions and available remedies depend on the facts. An agency inquiry does not replace a court filing.
Sources for the added submission and follow-up details
Reviewed 2026-10-11. Read current publisher instructions before acting.
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BOLI Complaint Resolution Center
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BOLI investigations: civil-rights intake and signed complaints
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Sources and review date
Guidance reviewed 2026-10-11. Read the current publisher instructions before acting.
BOLI : Discrimination at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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BOLI : BOLI investigations : For Employers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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BOLI : Your Rights at Work : For Workers : State of Oregon · publisher html snapshot
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