What Is the EEOC and How Does It Operate?

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The EEOC is short for Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It is the federal administrative body that oversees claims of discrimination or harassment. It’s not a court, it’s a place that you have to file your charge prior to bringing a claim in a federal or state court under a federal law.

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