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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EEOC Office of General Counsel canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
component of a federal agency
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government legal office ⓘ legal office ⓘ office ⓘ |
| advisesOn |
interpretation of federal equal employment opportunity statutes
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litigation strategy for enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | U.S. Department of Justice on certain employment discrimination matters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| employs |
appellate attorneys
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legal staff ⓘ trial attorneys ⓘ |
| enforces | federal equal employment opportunity laws ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
individual employment discrimination cases
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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
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litigation authority for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| legalArea |
civil rights law in employment
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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
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obtain relief for victims of employment discrimination ⓘ |
| parentAgency | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
litigate employment discrimination cases
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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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
harassment in employment
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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
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development of EEOC legal policy ⓘ |
| typeOfCase |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act cases
NERFINISHED
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Americans with Disabilities Act employment cases NERFINISHED ⓘ Equal Pay Act cases NERFINISHED ⓘ Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act employment cases ⓘ Title VII employment discrimination cases ⓘ |
| worksWith |
EEOC Commissioners
NERFINISHED
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EEOC field offices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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