How to Report an Employer

In the world of employment, it's an unfortunate reality that sometimes things don't always go smoothly and a situation can turn negative. Employees may encounter situations where they face discrimination, harassment, wage disputes, and other workplace issues. When these issues can not be resolved between the employee and the company, the employee may need to file a complaint with the appropriate state agency so they can conduct an investigation and seek a resolution on your behalf. 

If you have experienced an issue with an employer that you believe was in violation of your rights, and you have not been able to resolve the matter directly with the employer, your next step may be to file a complaint in the employer's state. Below, you will find a list of agencies in every state that has individual instructions on how to report issues related to discrimination, harassment, wage/hour disputes, and workplace safety. Locate the state where you are / were employed, click on the link for the appropriate agency, and follow their instructions on how to initiate a claim. 

If you would like to share the details of your experience with CoolWorks, you can do so through the following form: Employment Feedback Form. We will review the details of your feedback to determine if there is any action that we are able to take based on the information provided.

 

Alabama

Discrimination / Harassment: Alabama Department of Labor - Equal Opportunity

Wage / Hour Disputes: US Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Alabama

Alaska

Discrimination / Harassment: Alaska State Commission for Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Alaska Department of Labor - Wage & Hour Division

Workplace Safety: Alaska Occupational Safety and Health (AKOSH)

Arizona

Discrimination / Harassment: Arizona Department of Economic Security, Arizona Civil Rights Division

Wage / Hour Disputes: Industrial Commission of Arizona - Labor Department

Workplace Safety: Arizona Department of Occupational Health and Safety (ADOSH)

Arkansas

Discrimination / Harassment: Arkansas Division of Workforce Services - Equal Opportunity

Wage / Hour Disputes: Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing

Workplace Safety: Arkansas Occupational Safety and Health

California

Discrimination / Harassment: California Civil Rights Department

Wage / Hour Disputes: California Department of Industrial Relations

Workplace Safety: California Division of Occupational Safety and Health

Colorado

Discrimination / Harassment: Colorado Civil Rights Division

Wage / Hour Disputes: Colorado Department of Labor and Employment

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Colorado

Connecticut

Discrimination / Harassment: Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities

Wage / Hour Disputes: Connecticut Department of Labor - Wage and Workplace Standards

Workplace Safety: Connecticut Occupational Safety and Health

Delaware

Discrimination / Harassment: Delaware Office of Anti-Discrimination

Wage / Hour Disputes: Delaware Department of Labor - Wage & Hour

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Delaware

Florida

Discrimination / Harassment: Florida Commission on Human Relations

Wage / Hour Disputes: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Florida

Georgia

Discrimination / Harassment: Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity

Wage / Hour Disputes: US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Georgia

Hawaii

Discrimination / Harassment: Hawaii Civil Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Hawaii Department of Labor, Wage Standards Division

Workplace Safety: Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health

Idaho

Discrimination / Harassment: Idaho Human Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Idaho Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Idaho

Illinois

Discrimination / Harassment: Illinois Department of Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Illinois Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Illinois Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Indiana

Discrimination / Harassment: Indiana Civil Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Indiana Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Indiana Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Iowa

Discrimination / Harassment: Iowa Civil Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Iowa Division of Labor, Wage & Hour

Workplace Safety: Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Kansas

Discrimination / Harassment: Kansas Human Rights Commission 

Wage / Hour Disputes: Kansas Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Kansas

Kentucky

Discrimination / Harassment: Kentucky Commission on Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Kentucky Education and Labor Cabinet, Division of Wages and Hours

Workplace Safety: Kentucky Occupational Health and Safety Program

Louisiana

Discrimination / Harassment: Louisiana Commission on Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Louisiana Workforce Commission (LAWorks)

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, Louisiana

Maine

Discrimination / Harassment: Maine Human Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Maine Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Maine Department of Labor, Workplace Safety and Health

Maryland

Discrimination / Harassment: State of Maryland Commission on Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Maryland Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Maryland Occupational Safety and Health (MOSH)

Massachusetts

Discrimination / Harassment: Massachusetts Workers' Rights & Safety, Workplace Discrimination

Wage / Hour Disputes: Massachusetts Attorney General's Fair Labor Division

Workplace Safety: Massachusetts Workplace Safety and Health Program (WSHP)

Michigan

Discrimination / Harassment: Michigan Department of Civil Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity

Workplace Safety: Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSH)

Minnesota

Discrimination / Harassment: Minnesota Department of Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Minnesota Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Minnesota Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MNOSHA)

Mississippi

Discrimination / Harassment: Mississippi Equal Opportunity Department

Wage / Hour Disputes: U.S. Department of Labor, Wage & Hour Division

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Mississippi

Missouri

Discrimination / Harassment: Missouri Human Rights Acts

Wage / Hour Disputes: Missouri Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Missouri

Montana

Discrimination / Harassment: Montana Human Rights Bureau

Wage / Hour Disputes: Montana Department of Labor and Industry, Employment Standards Division

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Montana

Nebraska

Discrimination / Harassment: Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Nebraska Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Nebraska

Nevada

Discrimination / Harassment: Nevada Equal Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner

Workplace Safety: Nevada Department of Business & Industry Industrial Relations, OSHA

New Hampshire

Discrimination / Harassment: New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: New Hampshire Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, New Hampshire

New Jersey

Discrimination / Harassment: New Jersey Division on Civil Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development

Workplace Safety: New Jersey Department of Labor - Safety & Health

New Mexico

Discrimination / Harassment: New Mexico Human Rights Bureau

Wage / Hour Disputes: New Mexico Labor Relations Division

Workplace Safety: New Mexico Occupational Health & Safety Bureau

New York

Discrimination / Harassment: New York State Attorney General - Civil Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: New York Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: New York Department of Labor - Safety & Health

North Carolina

Discrimination / Harassment: North Carolina Civil Rights Division

Wage / Hour Disputes: North Carolina Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: North Carolina Occupational Safety & Health

North Dakota

Discrimination / Harassment: North Dakota Labor and Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: North Dakota Labor and Human Rights, Wage Claims

Workplace Safety: Occupational Health and Safety Administration, North Dakota

Ohio

Discrimination / Harassment: Ohio Civil Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Ohio Department of Commerce, Wage & Hour

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Ohio

Oklahoma

Discrimination / Harassment: Oklahoma Employment Security Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Oklahoma Wage & Hour Unit

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Oklahoma

Oregon

Discrimination / Harassment: Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Discrimination

Wage / Hour Disputes: Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, Wage Claim

Workplace Safety: Oregon Occupational Safety and Health

Pennsylvania

Discrimination / Harassment: Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

Discrimination / Harassment: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Fair Employment Practices

Wage / Hour Disputes: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Wage Complaints

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Rhode Island

South Carolina

Discrimination / Harassment: South Carolina Human Affairs Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: South Carolina Office of Wages and Child Labor

Workplace Safety: South Carolina Occupational Safety and Health Administration

South Dakota

Discrimination / Harassment: South Dakota Division of Human Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, South Dakota

Tennessee

Discrimination / Harassment: Tennessee Human Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Tennessee Department of Labor & Workforce Development, Wage Claims

Workplace Safety: Tennessee Occupational Health and Safety Administration (TOSHA)

Texas

Discrimination / Harassment: Texas Workforce Commission - Civil Rights & Discrimination

Wage / Hour Disputes: Texas Workforce Commission - Wage Claims

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Texas

Utah

Discrimination / Harassment: Utah Labor Commission - Employment Discrimination

Wage / Hour Disputes: Utah Labor Commission - Wage Claims

Workplace Safety: Utah Occupational Safety and Health Division (UOSH) 

Vermont

Discrimination / Harassment: Vermont Human Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Vermont Department of Labor

Workplace Safety: Vermont Occupational Safety and Health Administration (VOSHA)

Virginia

Discrimination / Harassment: Virginia Attorney General - Office of Civil Rights

Wage / Hour Disputes: Virginia Department of Labor and Industry

Workplace Safety: Virginia Occupational Safety and Health

Washington

Discrimination / Harassment: Washington State Human Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries - Workers' Rights

Workplace Safety: Washington State Department of Labor and Industries - Safety & Health

West Virginia

Discrimination / Harassment: West Virginia Human Rights Commission

Wage / Hour Disputes: West Virginia Division of Labor - Wage Payment & Collection

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, West Virginia

Wisconsin

Discrimination / Harassment: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development - Employment Discrimination

Wage / Hour Disputes: Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development - Wage Claims

Workplace Safety: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Wisconsin

Wyoming

Discrimination / Harassment: Wyoming Labor Standards - Fair Employment

Wage / Hour Disputes: Wyoming Department of Workforce Services - Wage Claims

Workplace Safety: Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety Administration