EEOC

Law and Regulations

Laws

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
• Equal Pay Act of 1963
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act, Title I and V
• Civil Rights Act of 1991
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 503

Regulations

• 29 CFR Regulations
• EEOC Regulations (2006)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (2006)
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act (2006)

EEOC Advisory Letters

• EEOC Staff Advisory Letters

Summaries

• EEOC Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
• Summary of Federal Laws Prohibiting Job Discrimination

EEOC Attorney Manual and Briefs

• EEOC Regional Attorneys' Manual
• EEOC Appellate and Amicus Briefs

EEOC Offices

• EEOC Home Page
• EEOC Field Offices

EEOC Guidance - By Topic

Affirmative Action

• Links to Affirmative Action Information

After-Acquired Evidence

• U.S. Supreme Court Decision in McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co. - Jan. 23, 1995
• EEOC Guidance on After-Acquired Evidence and McKennon v. Nashville Banner Publishing Co. - Dec. 14, 1995

Age Discrimination

• Links to Age Discrimination Information

Arbitration

• EEOC Policy Statement on Mandatory Binding Arbitration - July 10, 1997

Benefits

• EEOC Compliance Manual - Employee Benefits - Oct. 3, 2000
• Question and Answers on Employee Benefits - Oct. 3, 2000
• Recission of Section IV - B of Compliance Manual - Employee Benefits - Aug. 20, 2001

Caregivers

• EEOC Guidance Unlawful Disparte Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities

Compensation

• EEOC Fact Sheet on Compensation Discrimination
• EEOC Fact Sheet on Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination
• EEOC Compliance Manual - Compensation Discrimination - Dec. 5, 2000
• Questions and Answers on Compensation Discrimination - Dec. 5, 2000
• OFCCP Compensation Analysis
• Links to OFCCP Compensation Issues

Contingent Workers

• EEOC Guidance on Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers - Dec. 3, 1997
• Application of ADA to Contingent Workers - Dec. 22, 2000
• Questions and Answers re: Application of ADA to Contingent Workers - Dec. 22, 2000

Contraceptive Coverage in Health Plan

• EEOC Decision on Prescription Contraceptive Coverage - Dec. 13, 2000
• Questions and Answers on Prescription Contraceptive Coverage - Dec. 13, 2000

Damages

• EEOC - Compensatory and Punitive Damages Available Under Section 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 - July 14, 1992

Disability

• Links to Information on Americans with Disability Act

EEOC Regulations

• Links to EEOC Regulations

Employee Selection Procedures

• Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
• Uniformed Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures - Questions and Answers - March 2, 1979
• Uniformed Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures - Questions and Answers - May 2, 1980
• EEOC-OFCCP New Guidance on Internet Job Applicant - Mar. 4, 2004
• EEOC Questions and Answers on New Guidance on Internet Job Applicant - Mar. 4, 2004
• OFCCP Additional Guidance on Internet Job Applicant - Mar. 29, 2004
• Contractor Data Tracking Responsiblities - Apr. 21, 2004

Equal Pay Act

• EEOC Fact Sheet on Equal Pay and Compensation Discrimination
• EEOC Regulations - Equal Pay Act - 29 CFR 1620 (2005)
• EEOC Procedures - Equal Pay Act - 29 CFR 1621 (2005)

Genetics - Federal Workers

• Executive Order 13145 - To Prohibit Discrimination in Federal Employment Based on Genetic Information - Feb. 11, 2000
• EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145 - July 26, 2000
• Questions and Answers on EEOC Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13145 - July 26, 2000
• EEOC Settles Bias Suit - Genetic Bias - Apr. 18, 2001
• Genetic Testing: Some Basic Questions and Answers - Mar. 25, 2002

Multi-National Employers

• Application of ADEA and EPA to American firms Overseas - Mar. 1989
• EEOC Guidance Application of Title VII and ADA to Conduct Overseas and Foreign Employers - Mar. 1989
• EEOC Guidance: Foreign Laws Defense of ADEA - Oct. 1993
• Employee Rights when Working for Multinational Employers - Apr. 2003
• EEOC Responsibilities of Multinational Employers - Apr. 2003

National Origin

• EEOC Fact Sheet on National Origin
• EEOC Guidelines on Discrimination Because of National Origin - 20 CFR 1606 (2005)
• EEOC Guidance on Remedies Available to Undocumented Workers - RESCINDED - Oct. 1999
• Questions and Answers on Remedies Available to Undocumented Workers - RESCINDED - Oct. 1999
• Recisssion of Enformed Guidance on Remedies Available to Undocumented Workers - Jun. 27, 2002
• Questions and Answers About Employer Responsibilities Concerning the Employment of Muslims, Arabs, South Asians and Sikhs - July 16, 2002
• Questions and Answers for Small Employers About National Origin Discrimination - Dec. 2, 2002
• EEOC Compliance Manual - National Origin discrimination - Dec. 2, 2002

Pregnancy

• EEOC Fact Sheet on Pregnancy Discrimination
• EEOC Regulations - Employment Policies Relating to Childbirth - 29 CFR 1604.10 (2005)

Race/Color

• Race/Color Discrimination
• EEOC Fact Sheet on Race/Color Discrimination
• Questions and Answers About Race and Color Discrimination
• EEOC Compliance Manual Section on Race and Color Discrimination

Religion

• EEOC Fact Sheet on Religious Discrimination
• EEOC Guidelines on Discrimination Because of Religion - 29 CFR 1605 (2005)
• Employment Descrimination Based on Religion, Ethnicity, or Country of Origin - Oct. 1, 2001
• EEOC Compliance Manual Section - Workplace Discrimination on Basis of Religion - July 22, 2008
• EEOC - Best Practices for Eradicating Religious Discrimination in the Workplace - July 22, 2008
• EEOC - Questions and Answers Religious Discrimination in the Workplace - July 22, 2008

Retaliation

• EEOC Compliance Manual - Retaliation - May 20, 1998
• U.S. Supreme Court Decision in Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White - June 22, 2006

Sex

• EEOC Fact Sheet on Pregnancy Discrimination
• Links to Information on Sexual Harassment

Systemic Discrimination

• EEOC Makes Fight Against Systemic Discrimination a Top Priority
• Systemic Task Force Report

Teens

• Youth@Work Initiative

Testing

• Employment Tests and Selection Procedures - Dec. 3, 2007

Testers

• EEOC - Whether Testers Can File Charges and Litigate Claims of Employment Discrimination - May, 22 1996

Threshold Issues

• EEOC Compliance Manual - Threshold Issues - May 12, 2002
• Questions and Answers on Threshold Issues - May 12, 2000
• EEOC Revises Guidance on Timeliness for Filing Charges of Discrimination - July 21, 2005

Training

• EEO Training

Waiver of Rights

• EEOC Guidance on Non-Waivable Employee Rights - Apr. 10, 1997
• Links to Older Worker Benefit Protection Act - Waiver of ADEA Claims

EEO Posters and Recordkeeping

EEO Poster

• EEO Poster
• How to Order EEO Poster - English, Spanish or Chinese

Recordkeeping

• EEOC Recordkeeping Regulations - Title VII and the ADA - 29 CFR 1602 (2004)

EEO-1 Report

• Current EEO-1 Report
• Links to EEOC Final Revisions to EEO-1 Report
• EEOC Final Revisions to EE0-1 Report (November 28, 2005)
• EEOC draft EEO-1 form 2007
• EEOC draft Instruction Book to EEO-1 Report
• EEOC Questions and Answers on Final Proposed Revisions to EEO-1 Report
• EEOC Questions and Answers on Revised Race and Ethnic Categories
• EEOC Study: Women Advancement in Management Ranks - Mar. 4, 2004

Census Information

• Census 2000 EEO Data Tool
• Census 2000 Special EEO File
• Information Census 2000 Special EEO File

EEOC Charge Process

Charges of Discrimination

• EEOC Charge Statistics
• Filing a Charge of Discrimination
• EEOC Guidance on Whether Testers Can File Charges - May 22, 1996
• EEOC Revises Guidance on Timeliness for Filing Charges of Discrimination - July 21, 2005

Employer Response to Charge

• A Charge Has Been Filed Against Your Company
• EEOC Investigations - What an Employer Should Know
• Contacting the EEOC - Address/Phone Numbers of Offices

EEOC Mediation Program

• EEOC Fact Sheet on Mediation
• EEOC Mediation Program
• Question and Answers About Mediation
• 10-Reasons to Mediate
• EEOC Referral Back Program
• Questions and Answers - EEOC Referral Back Mediation Pilot Program
• Reasons for Lack of Employer Participation in Mediation - Dec. 2, 2003
• Making EEO Mediation Accessible to People with Disabilities
  

Charges Filed with Multiple Federal/State Agencies

• Memoranda of Understanding Between EEOC and Other Enforcement Agencies
• State and Local Agencies

EEOC Investigation

• EEOC Procedural Regulations - 29 CFR 1601 (2005)
• Availability of EEOC Records - 29 CFR 1610 (2005)
• After-Acquired Evidence - EEOC Guidance on Issue - Dec. 14, 1995
• Compensatory and Punitive Damages Under Civil Rights Act of 1991 - July 14, 1992
• EEOC Charge and Litigation Statistics
• EEOC General Counsel Annual Reports
• EEOC Regional Attorneys' Manual
• EEOC Brief Bank - The Memory Hole

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

• About the Commission
• Commissioners and General Counsel

State Agencies

Selected State Agencies

• Kansas
• Missouri
• Nebraska
• Links to Other State FEP Agencies

Selected Local Agencies

• City of Lawrence, Kansas Human Relations Commission
• Illinois Department on Human Rights
• Kansas City, Missouri Human Rights Department
• Lincoln, Nebraska Commission on Human Rights
• St. Louis, Missouri Civil Rights Enforcement Agency