The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) was created in the historic Civil Rights Act of 1964. An independent federal agency, the EEOC is responsible for enforcing most of the EEO laws. The EEOC has three major responsibilities:

1. investigating and resolving discrimination complaints
2. gathering information
3. issuing guidelines

Explore this informative website www.eeoc.govLinks to an external site. and gather information to respond to following questions. Assure you write each question on the paper prior to discussing it.

1. What appears to be the trend in Charge Statistics since 2010? Why is that? (hint: use the search on the top right of the web page). Why is it that the individual charge statistics do not add up to the total charge statistics?
2. Identify three top categories (based on number of charges; not the %) for charges for FY 2021 (please ignore the categories with "Retaliation" in them. Is there a trend here? What do you feel can be done to lower these top categories?
3. Explore the stats on Equal Pay Act. What methods are used in resolving these charges? Are they effective?
4. What training opportunities does EEOC offer?
5. Do you believe businesses and individuals take advantage of these training's? Explain why or why not.
6. What would YOU do if you were in charge of Human Resource for a company and what impact would you expect it to have?