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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency charged with ending employment discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability and retaliation for reporting and/or opposing a discriminatory practice. The Commission is also tasked with filing suits on behalf of alleged victim(s) of discrimination against employers and as an adjudicatory for claims of discrimination brought against federal agencies.

The EEOC's mandate is specified under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places, and employment....
, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Pub. L. No. 90-202, 81 Stat. 602 , codified as Chapter 14 of Title 29 of the United States Code, through , prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years of ageing or older in the United States ....
 (ADEA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
ADA Amendments Act of 2008

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 , signed into law on September 25, 2008:*Overturns the erroneous Supreme Court decisions that have eroded the protections for people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 , restoring original Congressional intent....
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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is a federal agency charged with ending employment discrimination. The EEOC investigates discrimination complaints based on an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability and retaliation for reporting and/or opposing a discriminatory practice. The Commission is also tasked with filing suits on behalf of alleged victim(s) of discrimination against employers and as an adjudicatory for claims of discrimination brought against federal agencies.

The EEOC's mandate is specified under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a landmark piece of legislation in the United States that outlawed racial segregation in schools, public places, and employment....
, the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Age Discrimination in Employment Act

The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, Pub. L. No. 90-202, 81 Stat. 602 , codified as Chapter 14 of Title 29 of the United States Code, through , prohibits employment discrimination against persons 40 years of ageing or older in the United States ....
 (ADEA), the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
ADA Amendments Act of 2008

The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 , signed into law on September 25, 2008:*Overturns the erroneous Supreme Court decisions that have eroded the protections for people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 , restoring original Congressional intent....
. It was established on July 2, 1965, exactly one year after passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, under the chairmanship of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. was the fifth child of Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt ....
, an appointee of President Lyndon Baines Johnson.

The Acting Chair of the Commission is Stuart J. Ishimaru, who was designated by President Barack Obama
Barack Obama

Barack Hussein Obama II is the List of Presidents of the United States and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office....
 on January 20, 2009. Mr. Ishimaru has been a Commissioner since 2003, and is serving a second term that expires July 1, 2012.

On February 2, 2009, EEOC General Counsel Ronald S. Cooper announced his return to private practice.

Staffing, workload, and backlog

In 1975, when backlog reached more than 100,000 charges to be investigated, President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford

Gerald Rudolph Ford, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974....
's full requested budget of $63 million was approved.

A "Backlog Unit" was created in 1978 in Philadelphia to resolve the thousands of federal equal employment complaints inherited from the Civil Service Commission
United States Civil Service Commission

The United States Civil Service Commission was created by the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, which was passed into law on January 16, 1883....
.

EEOC, the Departments of Labor and Justice, the Civil Service Commission and the Office of Revenue Sharing adopted Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures (UGESP).

As of December 2005, Full-time staffing of the EEOC has decreased from 2,899 in fiscal year 2001 to 2,343. The commission's budget has increased slightly in that period, from $317 million in fiscal year 2001 to $327 million in fiscal year 2006.

The agency logged over 79,000 complaints in fiscal year 2004 and more than 75,000 in fiscal year 2005. The backlog of complaints rose from 33,562 in 2005 to 39,061 in 2006 (as of June), and is projected to increase to 47,500 in fiscal year 2007.

Chairs of the EEOC

  • 1965-1966: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
  • 1966-1967: Stephen N. Shulman
  • 1967-1969: Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
  • 1969-1973: William H. Brown, III
  • 1975(2 months): Ethel Bent Walsh (acting; first woman chair)
  • 1975-1976: Lowell W. Perry
    Lowell W. Perry

    Lowell Perry was the National Football League's first African American assistant Coach , the first African American NFL Presenter, and Chrysler first African American plant manager....
  • 1976-1977: Ethel Bent Walsh (acting)
  • 1977-1981: Eleanor Holmes Norton
    Eleanor Holmes Norton

    Eleanor Holmes Norton is a Delegate representing the District of Columbia. In her position she is able to serve on and vote with committees, as well as speak from the House floor....
  • 1981-1982: J. Clay Smith, Jr. (acting)
  • 1982-1990: Clarence Thomas
    Clarence Thomas

    Clarence Thomas is an American jurist. He has served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of the Supreme Court of the United States since 1991, the second African American to serve on the nation's highest court ....
  • 1990-1993: Evan J. Kemp, Jr.
  • 1993-1994: Tony Gallegos
    Tony Gallegos

    Tony Gallegos is an United States businessman and politician of Mexican descendant.Prior to joining the civil service, Gallegos worked at the Douglas Aircraft Company in California in a number of managerial positions....
     (acting)
  • 1994-1998: Gilbert Casellas
  • 1998-1998: Paul Igasaki
    Paul Igasaki

    The Honorable Paul M. Igasaki is Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Equal Justice Works, a national organization that advances public interest law through fellowships, loan repayment programs, pro bono programs, conferences and other methods....
     (acting)
  • 1998-2001: Ida L. Castro
  • 2001-2006: Cari M. Dominguez
    Cari M. Dominguez

    Cari M. Dominguez is the United States Nation?s 12th Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission . She was nominated by President George W....
  • 2006-2008: Naomi C. Earp
    Naomi C. Earp

    Naomi Churchill Earp is the current Chair of the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. She was designated by President George W....
  • 2009- : Stuart J. Ishimaru (acting)


See also

  • California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
    Department of Fair Employment and Housing

    The Department of Fair Employment and Housing is a branch of the government of California intended to protect civil rights. It is the largest such agency in the United States, and enforces U.S....
    , whose Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) is similar to the EEOC
  • ADA Amendments Act of 2008
    ADA Amendments Act of 2008

    The Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 , signed into law on September 25, 2008:*Overturns the erroneous Supreme Court decisions that have eroded the protections for people with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 , restoring original Congressional intent....
     (ADAAA)


External links

  • , Washington Post, June 14, 2006