The big difference to note is that the EEOC does not enforce sexual orientation or marital status discrimination, as the DFEH does. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Age Discrimination Employment Act, the EEOC also enforces laws against discrimination based on disabilities and age.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also creates the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a five-member, bipartisan commission whose mission is to eliminate unlawful employment discrimination.
EEOC and CRT share authority for the enforcement of Title VII with respect to state and local governmental employers.
Title VII also created the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which was charged to enforce Title VII and eventually several other federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination.
This document addresses Title VII's prohibition on national origin discrimination in employment, i.e., because an individual (or his or her ancestors) is from a certain place or has the physical, cultural, or linguistic characteristics of a particular national origin group.
A job discrimination complaint may be filed by mail or in person at the nearest EEOC office. You can find the closest EEOC office by calling the EEOC at 1-800-669-4000, or by going to the EEOC's Field Office List and Jurisdiction Map and selecting the office closest to you.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 also creates the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a five-member, bipartisan commission whose mission is to eliminate unlawful employment discrimination.