Employment Discrimination-Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (30.001)
Program
30.001 Employment Discrimination-Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Federal Agency
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Authorization
Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VII, as amended, Public Laws 88-352 and 92-261, 42 U.S.C. 2000e-5; Civil Rights Act of 1991, Public Law 102-166.
Program Number
30.001
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To provide for education, technical assistance and enforcement of the Federal prohibition against employment discrimination in the private and public sector based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, and disability.
Types of Assistance
Advisory Services and Counseling; Investigation of Complaints.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Charges of discriminatory employment practices by or on behalf of an individual or group of individuals claiming to be aggrieved are received. Mediation of the dispute may be offered. If mediation is not used or is not successful, investigations ensue and if reasonable cause is found, the charge is conciliated. If conciliation proves to be unsuccessful and the employer is not a State or local government, the Commission may bring a civil action against respondent(s) named in the charge. If conciliation fails on a charge against a State or local government, EEOC refers the case to the Department of Justice for consideration of litigation or issuance of a Right to Sue letter.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Any aggrieved individual, or any individual, labor union, association, legal representative, or organization filing on behalf of an aggrieved individual, who has reason to believe that an unlawful employment practice within the meaning of Title VII, as amended, has been committed by an employer with 15 or more employees, an employment agency, labor organization, or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining.
Beneficiary Eligibility
Applicants, current employees, and former employees of the named respondent(s) in a charge who have been subjected to unlawful employment practices.
Credentials/Documentation
An allegation of unlawful employment practice(s) may be made in person or by mail. An allegation must be in writing, signed, and notarized (only when necessary to meet State and local requirements) or supported by an unsworn declaration in writing under penalty of perjury. Charge forms (EEOC Form 5, Charge of Discrimination) are available to all persons from all field offices of the Commission.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
None. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
A charge may be filed by any aggrieved individual, any individual on behalf of an aggrieved individual, or by any organization, i.e., labor union, association, legal representative, etc., either as an aggrieved entity or on behalf of an aggrieved individual. Charges may be filed either orally or in writing with the appropriate field office of the EEOC.
Award Procedure
A charge is sufficient when the Commission receives from the person making the charge a written statement sufficiently precise to identify the parties and to describe generally the action or practices complained of.
Deadlines
Individuals with complaints or desiring to bring their own suit under the Act must file a charge of discrimination alleging discrimination with the EEOC within 180 days of the alleged unlawful practice (or within 300 days if there is a State or local agency with its own discrimination law and authority to grant relief.) When EEOC completes its investigation without obtaining relief for persons covered by a charge, covered persons will be given written notice of their right to sue. Persons can also request a notice of right to sue before EEOC finishes its investigation after the charge has been on file 180 days. (When a right to sue is issued on request, EEOC usually stops investigating). Suit must be brought within 90 days of receipt of the notice of right to sue.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Appeals
None.
Renewals
Not applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Not applicable.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not applicable.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Not applicable.
Audits
Not applicable.
Records
Not applicable.
Program Accomplishments
In fiscal year 2002, received 50,425 charges to process and resolved 56,392 which monetarily benefited 7,995 persons in the sum of $141,655,446. In fiscal year 2002 for all statutes which EEOC has legislative responsibility to enforce, EEOC filed 364 suits and resolved 361 suits by consent decree, settlement or judgment, with a benefit sum of $52,845,499 in monetary relief which benefited more than 929 victims of employment discrimination. The filed and resolved suits included direct, intervention, administrative settlement enforcement and preliminary relief. In fiscal year 2002, filed 92 appellate briefs ,including 43 as amicus curiae filed in the courts of appeal and Supreme Court. In fiscal year 2002, EEOC filed 260 lawsuits on the merits raising Title VII issues either as a sole statute or concurrent with other statutes and resolved 253 merit suits by consent decree, settlement agreement or judgment, with a direct monetary benefit of $39,247,791. Projected data are unavailable for fiscal years 2003 and 2004. (Litigation and systemic data are for programs 30.001, 30.008, 30.010 and 30.011 combined.)
Financial Information
Account Identification
45-0100-0-1-751.
Obligations
(Salaries and expenses) (Includes obligations for programs 30.008 and 30.010.) FY 02 $310,073,939 FY 03 est $323,516,000; and FY 04 est $352,624,000 (Note: FY 04 includes employee pension and annuitant health benefits accrual)
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Not applicable.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
Publications are furnished free in limited quantities. Procedural Regulations and Guidelines, 29 C.F.R. Part 1600; Guidelines on Discrimination because Of Sex, 29 C.F.R. Part 1604; Guidelines on Discrimination because of Religion, 29 C.F.R. Part 1605; Guidelines on Discrimination because of National Origin, 29 C.F.R. Part 1606.Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors; Enforcement Guidance: Compensatory and Punitive Damages Available under 102 of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; Enforcement Guidance: Application of EEO Laws to Contingent Workers Placed by Temporary Employment Agencies and Other Staffing Firms; Compliance Manual Section: "Retaliation"; Compliance Manual Section: "Compensation Discrimination"; Compliance Manual Section: "Threshold Issues"; Compliance Manual Section: "Employee Benefits" as revised, August 20, 2001. Contact: (202) 663-4900 (Voice) or (202) 663-4494 (TTY) and 1-800-669-3362 (Voice) or 1-800-800-3302 TTY). EEOC Web Site: http://www.eeoc.gov, Communications Staff, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, EEOC, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507.
Related Programs
16.101, Equal Employment Opportunity; 16.200, Community Relations Service; 17.301, Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action by Federal Contractors and Federally Assisted Construction Contractors; 17.303, Wage and Hour Standards; 17.700, Women's Bureau; 29.001, Clearinghouse Services, Civil Rights Discrimination Complaints; 30.002, Employment Discrimination_State and Local Fair Employment Practices Agency Contracts; 30.008, Employment Discrimination_Age Discrimination in Employment; 30.010, Employment Discrimination_Equal Pay Act; 30.011, Employment Discrimination_Title I of The Americans with Disabilities Act; 93.001, Civil Rights Compliance Activities.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
Any EEOC office listed in Appendix IV of the Catalog.
Headquarters Office
Contact: Communications Staff, Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 1801 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20507. Telephone: 202-663-4900 (Voice) or 202-663-4494 (TTY).
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not applicable.
