Employment Litigation Section
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The Employment Litigation Section is a unit within the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination by public employers and certain other entities.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal government legal office
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section of the United States Department of Justice → |
| collaboratesWith |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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other sections of the Civil Rights Division → |
| country |
United States
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| employs |
paralegals
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support staff → trial attorneys → |
| enforces |
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) employment provisions (for certain public entities)
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Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) employment provisions (for certain employers) → Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as to public employers) → Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) (for certain employers) → anti-discrimination provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (for certain employers) → federal employment discrimination laws → |
| focusesOn |
employment discrimination by certain other entities receiving public funds or performing public functions
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employment discrimination by public employers → employment discrimination by state and local government employers → |
| goal |
eliminate employment discrimination
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ensure equal employment opportunity in the public sector → |
| governmentBranch |
Executive Branch of the United States government
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| handles |
individual employment discrimination cases referred by federal agencies
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pattern-or-practice employment discrimination cases → |
| jurisdiction |
United States federal government
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| legalAction |
files lawsuits in federal court
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negotiates consent decrees and settlement agreements → seeks injunctive relief → seeks monetary damages for victims of discrimination → |
| location |
Washington, D.C.
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| monitors |
compliance with employment discrimination consent decrees
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| parentAgency |
Civil Rights Division
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| partOf |
Civil Rights Division
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U.S. Department of Justice → |
| responsibility |
development of federal employment discrimination enforcement policy for covered entities
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interpretation and enforcement of federal employment discrimination statutes for covered employers → litigation of appeals in employment discrimination cases in coordination with the Solicitor General’s Office → |
| subjectArea |
civil rights law
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employment law → public sector employment → |
| typeOfOrganization |
public law office
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| website |
https://www.justice.gov/crt/employment-litigation-section
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Civil Rights Division
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hasPart |