The Empty Promise The EEOC and Hispanics
This report focuses on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the largest of the federal civil rights enforcement agencies, and its efforts to address employment discrimination against Hispanics. To provide an accurate understanding of this issue, the report presents evidences of the scope and degree of employment discrimination against Hispanic Americans, outlines the federal equal employment opportunity administrative process for employment discrimination in the private sector, and describes and analyzes current EEOC enforcement efforts on behalf of the the Hispanic community. The report concludes with a series of recommendations to the EEOC, policy makers, the private sector, the media, and the Hispanic community.