To provide for education, technical assistance and
enforcement of the Federal prohibition against employment discrimination in
the private and public sector based on race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, and disability.
TYPES OF ASSISTANCE:
Advisory Services and Counseling. Place Cursor Here for Definition
Investigation of Complaints. Place Cursor Here for Definition
USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS:
Charges of discriminatory employment practices by or on behalf of an
individual or group of individuals claiming to be aggrieved are received.
Mediation of the dispute may be offered. If mediation is not used or is not
successful, investigations ensue and if reasonable cause is found, the charge
is conciliated. If conciliation proves to be unsuccessful and the employer is
not a State or local government, the Commission may bring a civil action
against respondent(s) named in the charge. If conciliation fails on a charge
against a State or local government, EEOC refers the case to the Department of
Justice for consideration of litigation or issuance of a Right to Sue letter.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Applicant Eligibility: Any aggrieved individual, or
any individual, labor union, association, legal representative, or
organization filing on behalf of an aggrieved individual, who has reason to
believe that an unlawful employment practice within the meaning of Title VII,
as amended, has been committed by an employer with 15 or more employees, an
employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee
controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining.
Beneficiary Eligibility: Applicants, current
employees, and former employees of the named respondent(s) in a charge who
have been subjected to unlawful employment practices.
Credentials/Documentation: An allegation of
unlawful employment practice(s) may be made in person or by mail. An
allegation must be in writing, signed, and notarized (only when necessary to
meet State and local requirements) or supported by an unsworn declaration in
writing under penalty of perjury. Charge forms (EEOC Form 5, Charge of
Discrimination) are available to all persons from all field offices of the
Commission.
Pre-application Coordination: None. This program is
excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure: A charge may be filed by
any aggrieved individual, any individual on behalf of an aggrieved individual,
or by any organization, i.e., labor union, association, legal representative,
etc., either as an aggrieved entity or on behalf of an aggrieved individual.
Charges may be filed either orally or in writing with the appropriate field
office of the EEOC.
Award Procedure: A charge is sufficient when the
Commission receives from the person making the charge a written statement
sufficiently precise to identify the parties and to describe generally the
action or practices complained of.
Deadlines: Individuals with complaints or
desiring to bring their own suit under the Act must file a charge of
discrimination alleging discrimination with the EEOC within 180 days of the
alleged unlawful practice (or within 300 days if there is a State or local
agency with its own discrimination law.) When EEOC completes its investigation
without obtaining relief for persons covered by a charge, covered persons will
be given written notice of their right to sue. Persons can also request a
notice of right to sue before EEOC finishes its investigation after the charge
has been on file180 days. (When a right to sue is issued on request, EEOC
usually stops investigating). Suit must be brought within 90 days of receipt
of the notice of right to sue.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not
applicable.
Appeals: None.
Renewals: Not applicable.
ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS:
Formula and Matching Requirements: Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not
applicable.
POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS:
Reports: Not applicable.
Audits: Not applicable.
Records: Not applicable.
FINANCIAL INFORMATION:
Account Identification: 45-0100-0-1-751.
Obligations: (Salaries and Expenses) (Includes
obligations for programs 30.008 and 30.010.) FY 01 $302,665,025; FY 02 est
$310,406,000; and FY 03 est $323,516,000.
Range and Average of Financial Assistance: Not
applicable.
In fiscal year 2001, received 48,912 charges to process and resolved 54,549
which monetarily benefited 13,558 persons in the sum of $146,845,099. In
fiscal year 2001 for all statutes which EEOC has legislative responsibility to
enforce, EEOC filed 431 suits and resolved 354 suits by consent decree,
settlement or judgment, with a benefit sum of $50,628,109 in direct monetary
relief which benefited more than 2,009 victims of employment discrimination.
In fiscal year 2001, filed 77 appellate briefs, including 38 as amicus curiae
filed in the courts of appeal and Supreme Court. In fiscal year 2001, EEOC
filed 271 lawsuits raising Title VII issues and resolved 218 suits by consent
decree, settlement agreement or judgment, with a direct monetary benefit of
approximately $29,186,000. Projected data are unavailable for fiscal years
2002 and 2003. (Litigation and systemic data are for programs 30.001, 30.008,
30.010 and 30.011 combined.)
REGULATIONS, GUIDELINES, AND LITERATURE:
Publications are furnished free in limited quantities. Procedural Regulations
and Guidelines, 29 C.F.R. Part 1600; Guidelines on Discrimination because of
Sex, 29 CF. Part 1604; Guidelines on Discrimination because of Religion, 29
C.F.R. Part 1605; Guidelines on Discrimination because of National Origin, 29
C.F.R. Part 1606.Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for
Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors; Enforcement Guidance: Compensatory and
Punitive Damages Available under 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991;
Enforcement Guidance: Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Placed by
Temporary Employment Agencies and Other Staffing Firms; Compliance Manual
Section: "Threshold Issues"; Compliance Manual Section:
"Employee Benefits" as revised, August 20, 2001. Contact: (202)
663-4900 (Voice) or (202) 663-4494 (TTY) and 1- 800-669-3362 (Voice) or
1-800-800-3302 (TTY). EEOC WEB Site: http://www.eeoc.gov, Communications
Staff, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, EEOC, 1801 L Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20507.
INFORMATION CONTACTS:
Regional or Local Office: Any EEOC office listed in
Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office: Contact: Communications
Staff, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. Telephone:
202-663-4900 (Voice) or 202-663-4494 (TTY).
