Office of General Counsel

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The 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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instanceOf component of federal agency
legal office
advisesOn EEOC regulations and guidance
litigation strategy for enforcement actions
collaboratesWith EEOC Office of Field Programs
U.S. Department of Justice in certain employment discrimination matters
coordinatesWith EEOC district and regional offices on litigation matters
country United States of America
surface form: United States
employs attorneys
paralegals
support staff
enforces federal equal employment opportunity laws
goal ensure consistent and effective enforcement of federal equal employment opportunity laws
headOfOfficeTitle General Counsel
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legalArea civil rights law
employment discrimination law
litigates employment discrimination cases in federal court
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
mission vindicate the public interest in preventing and remedying unlawful employment discrimination
oversees EEOC appellate litigation program
EEOC trial litigation program
parentAgency Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
surface form: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
partOf Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
surface form: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
primaryFunction litigate employment discrimination cases
provide legal advice to support enforcement of federal equal employment opportunity laws
providesLegalAdviceTo Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
surface form: EEOC Commissioners

EEOC field offices
represents EEOC in litigation
responsibleFor appellate litigation involving EEOC cases
developing EEOC litigation policy
role legal arm of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
subjectTo federal ethics and professional responsibility rules for government attorneys
supports EEOC’s mediation and conciliation efforts through legal analysis
EEOC’s systemic discrimination enforcement program
enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
enforcement of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
enforcement of the Equal Pay Act
enforcement of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
typeOfOrganization public sector legal office
website https://www.eeoc.gov/office-general-counsel

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