Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Actions Against Public Employers to Enforce Settlement or Conciliation Agreements

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Actions Against Public Employers to Enforce Settlement or Conciliation Agreements The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lacks the authority to initiate an action in federal court against a public employer to enforce a settlement or conciliation agreement negotiated by the EEOC during its administrative process. September 8, 2003 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION This memorandum responds to your Office’s request for our opinion regarding whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has the…