Law
Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
Strengthened Title VII enforcement by giving the EEOC litigation authority, expanding coverage to state and local governments and educational institutions, and extending protections in public employment.
Year
1972
Impact
Positive
Status
Active
Party
Republican Party
Era
Civil Rights Era
Impact Context
Made federal employment discrimination law more enforceable and widened its reach, materially strengthening the legal infrastructure used by Black workers to challenge exclusion, discriminatory hiring, and unequal promotion practices.
What This Policy Did
Made federal employment discrimination law more enforceable and widened its reach, materially strengthening the legal infrastructure used by Black workers to challenge exclusion, discriminatory hiring, and unequal promotion practices.
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Sources
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • Government • Mar 24, 1972
Official EEOC historical page reproducing the act and explaining the 1972 expansion of Title VII enforcement and coverage.