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EEOC Makes
Resource Information Available on Cd-Rom
Electronic
Version Has Full Search Capabilities and is Available Through
Direct Order
from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, July
31, 2002
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WASHINGTON - Chair Cari M. Dominguez today announced that the
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has made
its seven-volume set of Technical Assistance Resource Manuals
available for purchase on CD-ROM. For the first time, computer
users can search this comprehensive resource on workplace
discrimination issues by using one user-friendly compact disc
and entering simple search terms.
"As the country's most authoritative source on federal equal
employment opportunity law, one of EEOC's top priorities is to
make available the latest information as broadly as possible
using state- of-the-art technology," said Chair Dominguez.
A single CD-ROM contains a complete library on National Origin
Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Disability Discrimination,
Age Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, and Race and
Color Discrimination. Each of these sections includes training
exercises, EEOC policy interpretations, and EEOC-issued
guidance on equal employment opportunity (EEO) related Supreme
Court decisions. Additionally, the compact disc includes an
employer guide on EEO responsibilities.
As an alternative to the CD-ROM, the traditional set of
printed manuals is also available for purchase. Previously,
only attendees at EEOC's Technical Assistance Program Seminars
(TAPS), which are offered throughout the nation each year, had
access to these materials. TAPS participants have consistently
given the manuals rave reviews.
For more information about both the CD-ROM and print versions
of the technical assistance manuals, including costs and how
to place an order, visit EEOC's web site at http://www.eeoc.gov/outreach/taps.html.
As an independent federal agency, the 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; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973's prohibitions
against disability discrimination in the federal government;
and sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991. Additionally,
the EEOC is responsible for developing policy interpretations
of and guidance on these laws. Further information about the
Commission is available on its web site at
www.eeoc.gov.
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