- 1. U.S. Equal EmploymentOpportunity CommissionGabriela
RosasHuman Resource VP
2. Overview Who is EEOC? What authority do they have? Laws,
Regulations, Guidance Outreach and Education Additional Assistance
3. Who is EEOC? The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) isresponsible for enforcing federal laws that make it
illegal todiscriminate against a job applicant or an employee due
to: person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),
nationalorigin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic
information It is also illegal to discriminate against a person
because theperson complained about discrimination, filed a charge
ofdiscrimination, or participated in an employment
discriminationinvestigation or lawsuit Most employers with at least
15 employees are covered by EEOClaws (20 employees in age
discrimination cases The laws apply to all types of work
situations, including hiring,firing, promotions, harassment,
training, wages, and benefits 4. What authority do theyhave? The
EEOC has the authority to investigate charges ofdiscrimination
against employers who are covered by the law Fairly and accurately
assess the allegations in the charge and thenmake a finding If
findings of discrimination have occurred, EEOC will try to
settlethe charge If they aren't successful, they have the authority
to file a lawsuit toprotect the rights of individuals and the
interests of the public. EEOC assures federal agency and department
compliance withEEOC regulations, provides technical assistance to
federalagencies concerning EEO complaint adjudication, monitors
andevaluates federal agencies' affirmative employment programs 5.
Laws, Regulations,Guidance Eight different laws associated with
EEOC http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/index.cfm EEOC's regulations
are published annually in Title29 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/regulations/index.cfm
http://www.eeoc.gov/laws/guidance/compliance.cfm Please visit this
site to become familiar with policiesand to keep up to date with
any amendments added 6. Outreach and Education Preventing
employment discrimination from occurring in theworkplace in the
first place is preferable to remedying theconsequences of
discrimination EEOC is committed to providing training and
technicalassistance, outreach and education programs to assist
employers,employees and stakeholder groups understand and
preventdiscrimination No-Cost Outreach and Education Programs:
EEOCrepresentatives are available on a limited basis at no cost to
makepresentations and participate in meetings with employees
andemployers, and their representative groups, as well ascommunity
organizations and other members of the generalpublic 7. Additional
Assistance Twitter topic chats #EEOC4NDEAM http://www.eeoc.gov/#
Latest stories of lawsuits, education and more!
http://www.eeoc.gov/contact/ How to contact EEOC 8. Conclusion Who
is EEOC? What authority do they have? Laws, Regulations, Guidance
Outreach and Education Additional Assistance
