EEOC COMMISSION MEETING TO ADDRESS RECENTLY ANNOUNCED TASK FORCES

WASHINGTON -- The next meeting of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will be Tuesday, March 11, 1997 at 2 p.m. in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr. Conference Room (9th floor), 1801 L Street, N.W.

The public is urged to attend the open session of the meeting in which the following matters are scheduled for consideration:

• Announcement of Notation Votes
• Commissioners' Presentations of Recently Announced Task Forces on:

  Assessing Priority Charge Handling Procedures
  Best Employer Practices

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

NOTE TO MEDIA: The Commission agenda is subject to revision. You may call (202) 663-7100 (voice) or (202) 663-4074 (TDD) on March 11 to confirm the above schedule.