Most workers speak up about retaliation In 2022, the most recent year with data available, there was little question that retaliation claims as the most common issue brought to the EEOC's attention. The agency found that 51.6% of the reports it investigated involved retaliation.
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.
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.
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.
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
Governor's Executive Order 01.01. 2007.16 – Code of Fair Employment Practices recognizes the State's commitment to fair employment practices and establishes zero- tolerance for discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, which includes sexual orientation, genetic information, and gender identity and expression.
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.
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.