The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                        CONTACT:  Charles Robbins
February 18, 2005                                      (202) 663-4950
                                                       David Grinberg
                                                       (202) 663-4921

EEOC TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETING ON FEBRUARY 22

WASHINGTON - The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will take place on Tuesday, February 22, at 2:00 p.m., in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W. In accordance with the Sunshine Act, the meeting is open for public observation of the Commission's deliberations and voting. During the meeting, the following matters will be considered:

Announcement of Notation Votes
Contract for Continuing EEOC Health Unit Services for Agency Employees - The Commission will vote on the obligation of funds for continuation of its headquarters Health Unit, which provides basic health services for employees. The current contract expires on March 31.
Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Allocation for Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPAs) - The Commission will vote on the annual allocation of funds to FEPA agencies. FEPAs are state and local agencies with which EEOC maintains contractual worksharing agreements to process charges of employment discrimination, under an annual Congressional appropriation.

NOTE TO NEWS MEDIA: Any matter not discussed or concluded may be carried over to a later meeting. The Commission agenda is subject to revision. You may call (202) 663-7100 (voice) or (202) 663-4074 (TTY) on the day of the Commission Meeting to confirm the above schedule.

EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which prohibits discrimination against individuals 40 years of age or older; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Equal Pay Act; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and state and local governments; and the Rehabilitation Act's prohibitions against disability discrimination in the federal government.

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