Office of Inspector General, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Fair Employment Practices Agencies Evaluation

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee. Many states and localities have laws prohibiting employment discrimination and have their own agencies responsible for enforcing those laws. These agencies are often referred to as Fair Employment Practices Agencies (FEPA/FEPAs). The EEOC’s Office of Field Programs (OFP) manages the State, Local, and Tribal Programs (SLTP) that provide oversight of employment discrimination cases handled by FEPAs to ensure that EEOC standards are met for those cases.