EEOC Office of General Counsel

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The EEOC Office of General Counsel is the legal arm of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, responsible for litigating discrimination cases and providing legal advice to support enforcement of federal equal employment opportunity laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf component of a federal agency
government legal office
legal office
office
advisesOn interpretation of federal equal employment opportunity statutes
litigation strategy for enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws
collaboratesWith U.S. Department of Justice on certain employment discrimination matters
country United States
employs appellate attorneys
legal staff
trial attorneys
enforces federal equal employment opportunity laws
focusesOn individual employment discrimination cases
systemic employment discrimination cases
goal eliminate unlawful employment discrimination
handles litigation arising from charges of employment discrimination
hasRole legal arm of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
litigation authority for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
jurisdiction federal government of the United States
legalArea civil rights law in employment
employment discrimination law
levelOfGovernment federal
mayFile lawsuits in federal court
mission to vindicate the public interest in preventing and remedying employment discrimination through litigation
objective create and preserve precedent interpreting federal EEO laws
obtain relief for victims of employment discrimination
parentAgency U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
partOf U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
primaryFunction litigate employment discrimination cases
provide legal advice to support enforcement of federal equal employment opportunity laws
provides legal advice to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
represents U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in court
sector public sector
subjectMatter harassment in employment
reasonable accommodation in employment
retaliation for protected EEO activity
workplace discrimination
subjectTo oversight by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
supports EEOC enforcement activities
development of EEOC legal policy
typeOfCase Age Discrimination in Employment Act cases
Americans with Disabilities Act employment cases
Equal Pay Act cases
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act employment cases
Title VII employment discrimination cases
worksWith EEOC Commissioners
EEOC field offices

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Office of Federal Operations collaboratesWith EEOC Office of General Counsel
EEOC Office of Field Programs coordinatesWith EEOC Office of General Counsel
EEOC Office of Field Programs coordinatesWith EEOC Office of Legal Counsel
linked to: EEOC Office of General Counsel