Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Federal government agency tasked with administering, interpreting, and enforcing federal laws that prohibit employment discrimination and harassment and, in many instances, retaliation. Federal statutes enforced by the EEOC include the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which is the law that created the EEOC…