Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is a U.S. federal agency tasked with ending employment discrimination in the United States. It can bring suit on behalf of alleged victims of discrimination against private employers. It also serves as an adjudicatory for claims of discrimination brought against federal agencies.

Former Chairs of the EEOC

• 1965-1966: Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.
• 1966-1967: Stephen N. Shulman
• 1967-1969: Clifford L. Alexander, Jr.
• 1969-1973: William H. Brown, III
• 1975-1976: Lowell W. Perry
• 1976-1981: Eleanor Holmes Norton
• 1981-1982: J. Clay Smith, Jr. (acting)
• 1982-1990: Clarence Thomas
• 1990-1993: Evan J. Kemp, Jr.
• 1993-1994: Tony Gallegos (acting)
• 1994-1998: Gilbert Casellas
• 1998-1998: Paul Igasaki (acting)
• 1998-2001: Ida L. Castro

The EEOC enforces the following laws:

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· Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

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· Equal Pay Act of 1963

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· Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

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· Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505

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· Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)

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· Civil Rights Act of 1991

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