What is the purpose of the EEOC?

Employment discrimination still occurs in the United States, although it is much more subtle than in the past. Read Focus 9.1. Then, access the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) website: https://www.eeoc.gov (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and answer the following questions:

Who is covered by EEOC laws?
What types of discrimination are covered by the EEOC? What types are not covered?
If you wanted to file a charge of employment discrimination, how would you go about doing that?
Feel free to add comments about what surprised you and any new information you learned. What is the importance of having an organization like the EEOC?