If you have a discrimination complaint, Legal Redress, Civil or Human Rights complaint that needs to be investigated, please click on the link below to download the NAACP San José | Silicon Valley Branch complaint form. 

 

The NAACP San José | Silicon Valley Branch is not a law firm, does not have a staff of attorneys and does not give legal advice. We will investigate your complaint and determine if we should refer you to the proper agency/authority/attorney to handle your complaint.  We do not take complaints over the phone or without the completed complaint form. We will only investigate or make referrals for complaints that are for violations within our purview--civil and human rights violations or discriminatory in nature in keeping with our mission statement:

 

Mission Statement:

The NAACP’s principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of minority citizens of the United States and eliminate race prejudice. 

If you believe you have a discrimination claim, you must file a claim with the appropriate State or Federal agency in a timely manner.  Failure to do so may prevent you from pursing a claim in a court of law. 

 

Do you have a complaint regarding the following?

Employment Discrimination

Race

Sex (gender/female discrimination)

Sexual OrientationNational Origin (ethnicity discrimination)

Age

Religion

Education

Medical Disability

Veteran's Status

Retaliation Whistle-blowing 

Wage and Hour Violations

Consumer Fraud (deceptive and fraudulent practices)

Leasing:  auto or equipment (excessive fees, late fees, hidden fees)

Credit card issues (excessive fees, late fees, hidden fees)

Mortgage issues (excessive fees, late fees, hidden fees, foreclosures, discrimination)

Insurance Issues (excessive fees, late fees, hidden fees)

Predatory lending (discrimination against minorities in lending)

Deceptive billing practices (e.g. cell and telephone charges

False and misleading advertising

Defective products

 

Public Accommodations

Denial or improper treatment (restaurants, hotels, stores, hair cutting, etc.)

Racial profiling

Housing discrimination

 

Criminal Law

Racial profiling

Unlawful arrest (battery, unreasonable use of force)