Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, the EEOC maintains public reading areas at its headquarters library and in each of its District Offices that are available to the public by appointment. The public reading areas contain the information listed below. This same information is available at the Commission's Field, Area and Local offices, but these offices are not required to have designated reading areas for the public unless space permits.

The EEOC's District, Field, Area and Local offices maintain the following materials for public inspection:

Blank EEOC forms relating to the Commission's procedures as they affect the public;
EEOC's annual reports to Congress;
EEOC's Compliance Manual and Index;
Federal Register notices published by the Commission;
EEOC Directives, including Internal Orders, Supplements, and Notices; and
An equal employment decisions looseleaf service and bound volumes.

Requests for the following types of records must be submitted to the regional attorney for this office at the District Office address:

information about current or former employees of a field office;
existing non-confidential statistical data related to the case processing of a field office;
agreements between the Commission and State or local Fair employment agencies operating within the jurisdiction of a field office; or
materials in field office investigative files related to charges under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); or, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.).

Requests for any other records or for records whose location is unknown to the requester, must be submitted in writing to the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20507.

Additional information, including instructions on how to file a FOIA request, is available in EEOC's Freedom of Information Act Reference Guide.


Location & Hours Jurisdictional Area Filing A Charge Mediation Program Small Business Information Federal Sector Information Training and Outreach State and Local Agencies FOIA	Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) In accordance with the Freedom of Information Act, the EEOC maintains public reading areas at its headquarters library and in each of its District Offices that are available to the public by appointment. The public reading areas contain the information listed below. This same information is available at the Commission's Field, Area and Local offices, but these offices are not required to have designated reading areas for the public unless space permits. The EEOC's District, Field, Area and Local offices maintain the following materials for public inspection: Blank EEOC forms relating to the Commission's procedures as they affect the public; EEOC's annual reports to Congress; EEOC's Compliance Manual and Index; Federal Register notices published by the Commission; EEOC Directives, including Internal Orders, Supplements, and Notices; and An equal employment decisions looseleaf service and bound volumes. Requests for the following types of records must be submitted to the regional attorney for this office at the District Office address: information about current or former employees of a field office; existing non-confidential statistical data related to the case processing of a field office; agreements between the Commission and State or local Fair employment agencies operating within the jurisdiction of a field office; or materials in field office investigative files related to charges under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); or, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). Requests for any other records or for records whose location is unknown to the requester, must be submitted in writing to the Legal Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131 M Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20507. Additional information, including instructions on how to file a FOIA request, is available in EEOC's Freedom of Information Act Reference Guide.