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) is
responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to
discriminate against a job applicant or an employee due to:
person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national
origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information
It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the
person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of
discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination
investigation or lawsuit
Most employers with at least 15 employees are covered by EEOC
laws (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 they
have?
The EEOC has the authority to investigate charges of
discrimination against employers who are covered by the law
Fairly and accurately assess the allegations in the charge and then
make a finding
If findings of discrimination have occurred, EEOC will try to settle
the charge
If they aren't successful, they have the authority to file a lawsuit to
protect the rights of individuals and the interests of the public.
EEOC assures federal agency and department compliance with
EEOC regulations, provides technical assistance to federal
agencies concerning EEO complaint adjudication, monitors and
evaluates 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 Title
29 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 policies
and to keep up to date with any amendments added
6. Outreach and Education
Preventing employment discrimination from occurring in the
workplace in the first place is preferable to remedying the
consequences of discrimination
EEOC is committed to providing training and technical
assistance, outreach and education programs to assist employers,
employees and stakeholder groups understand and prevent
discrimination
No-Cost Outreach and Education Programs: EEOC
representatives are available on a limited basis at no cost to make
presentations and participate in meetings with employees and
employers, and their representative groups, as well as
community organizations and other members of the general
public
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
Editor's Notes
Good afternoon and welcome back! This week I want to cover the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, also known as the EEOC
Here is an overview of the topics we will cover today.
EEOC is short for the equal employment opportunity commission. They are directly responsible for ensuring that employers are NOT discriminating against applicants because of their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. Additionally they also enforce laws that protect employees from being reprimanded because they filed a complaint with the EEOC against them. Now that we know who they are lets talk about what they do.
So we just discussed who they are and in that discussion we covered that they are the sole source for preventing discrimination during the application process. With this they have been given the authority to investigate accusations made from employees covered by the law. If they find the complaint to be true they will make an effort to change it, if change is not successful they have the option of filling a law suit, however this is not always the case.
EEOC has a laundry list of laws, regulations and guidance. However, as managers it is important to understand what could be considered a violation. Please take a moment to browse these sites and answer any questions/scenarios that could arise.
Every year something changes and the EEOC’s policies and practices are no different. One of their main goals is to try and educate the public on those changes so that the application process is fair and consistent. In support of this cause the EEOC had dedicated members to teach the public through a no cost education program
This topic is quite large and can get a little confusing sometimes. In order to reduce the confusion I have provided you with some helpful sites to visit to become more familiar with the topic. The first one allows you to follow the EEOC on twitter. Here they have a different topic that they will discuss with their followers, second is the main page. While it may seem overwhelming sometimes the scrolling banner provides a quick way to get insight into the latest topics. Last but not least we have the contact page. If you ever need a quick answer just contact them!
In conclusion these are the topics we discussed. Pending any questions this concludes my presentation. Thank you!
