The document discusses the history and purpose of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). It notes that the EEOC was created by Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which made it illegal to discriminate in employment based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing these federal anti-discrimination laws and opening its doors one year after the Civil Rights Act was signed.

1. EEOC Cases Filed FY 2015 by Statute
EEOC HISTORY
 Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon
Baines Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of
1964. This comprehensive civil rights
legislation grew out of decades of resistance
and opposition to the segregation and
discrimination that restricted opportunities
and access for countless men, women and
children in the United States in many
different aspects of their lives. The law
banned discrimination in public
accommodations - including hotels,
restaurants and food service, retail
establishments, parks and recreational
facilities and transportation - and in all
programs and activities funded by the federal
government. It was, however, Title VII of the
legislation that answered the call for equal
opportunity in the nation's workplaces. Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited
employment discrimination on the basis of
race, color, religion, national origin, or sex
and also made it illegal to retaliate against
those who sought relief or assisted others in
their exercise of rights secured by the law.
Title VII created the EEOC, and on July 2,
1965, one year after the law was signed, the
agency opened its doors
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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 because of the 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.
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2. About Us
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
because of the 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.
EEOC Cases Filed FY 2015 by Statute
EEOC HISTORY
Fifty years ago today, President Lyndon Baines
Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This
comprehensive civil rights legislation grew out of
decades of resistance and opposition to the
segregation and discrimination that restricted
opportunities and access for countless men,
women and children in the United States in many
different aspects of their lives. The law banned
discrimination in public accommodations -
including hotels, restaurants and food service,
retail establishments, parks and recreational
facilities and transportation - and in all programs
and activities funded by the federal government.
It was, however, Title VII of the legislation that
answered the call for equal opportunity in the
nation's workplaces. Title VII of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964 prohibited employment
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion,
national origin, or sex and also made it illegal to
retaliate against those who sought relief or
assisted others in their exercise of rights secured
by the law. Title VII created the EEOC, and on
July 2, 1965, one year after the law was signed,
the agency opened its doors.
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FIELD OFFICES
EEOC's mediation program is administered
primarily through its field offices, including
15 District and 9 Field Offices, located
throughout the country. Each District office
has a staff member who is responsible for
coordinating mediation activities for charges
of employment discrimination filed within
that office's geographical jurisdiction. As
charges are filed, they are reviewed to
determine whether they may be appropriate
for mediation. If so, the charging party is
contacted to see if he/she is willing to
participate in the mediation process. If the
charging party is willing to participate, the
party against whom the charge was filed is
contacted. If both parties are willing to
participate, the charge enters the mediation
process.