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1097 <div id="block-eeoc-uswds-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> 1098 1099 1100 1101 <article about="/wysk/what-you-should-know-about-commissions-authority-commence-or-intervene-litigation" typeof="schema:WebPage" class="usa-prose page"> 1102 1103 <h1 style="font-family: Source Sans Pro Web,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Roboto,Arial,sans-serif"><span property="schema:name" class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">What You Should Know About the Commissionâs Authority to Commence or Intervene in Litigation</span> 1104</h1> 1105 <span property="schema:name" content="What You Should Know About the Commissionâs Authority to Commence or Intervene in Litigation" class="rdf-meta hidden"></span> 1106 1107 1108 <section class="layout layout--twocol-66-33"> 1109 1110 1111 <div class="grid-row grid-gap-lg usa-in-page-nav-container"> 1112 <div class="main-content-2 layout__region layout__region--content tablet:grid-col-8 margin-bottom-4 tablet:margin-bottom-0"> 1113 <div class="block block-layout-builder block-extra-field-blocknodepagelinks"> 1114 1115 1116 1117 </div> 1118<div class="block block-layout-builder block-field-blocknodepagebody"> 1119 1120 1121 1122 1123 <div property="schema:text" class="usa-prose margin-top-3 clearfix text-formatted"> 1124 1125 1126 <div property="schema:text" class="usa-prose margin-top-3 clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p>On Jan. 21, 2026, the Commission voted 2-1 to approve a <a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/resolution-concerning-commissions-authority-commence-or-intervene-litigation">resolution</a> to modify the delegation of litigation authority from the Commissioners to the General Counsel.</p><p><strong>Background</strong></p><p>Congress, in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, expressly gave the Commission authority to commence or intervene in various forms of employment-related litigation. Congress also made the EEOC General Counsel responsible for the conduct of such litigation.</p><p>The Commission previously delegated some of the authority to initiate litigation to its General Counsel, as follows:</p><p>In 1995, as part of the EEOCâs National Enforcement Plan, the Commission delegated significant litigation authority, except for a limited set of cases, to the General Counsel and also granted the General Counsel the authority, with the Commissionâs encouragement, to redelegate that litigation authority to the agencyâs Regional Attorneys.</p><p>In 2012, and again in 2016, as part of the EEOCâs Strategic Enforcement Plan, the Commission reaffirmed, with slight modifications, the 1995 delegation of litigation authority to the General Counsel (and through the General Counsel, to its Regional Attorneys).</p><p>Delegation of its litigation authority to the General Counsel resulted in the Commission approving a small percentage of litigation; from fiscal year 2009 to fiscal year 2020, the Commission approved 157 of the 2,026 merits suits filed by the EEOC, or less than 8% of the total suits filed.</p><p><strong>2026 Resolution</strong></p><p>This 2026 resolution returns to the Commission, except in limited circumstances, the authority Congress entrusted to it to commence or intervene in litigation, and to execute that authority in a more effective and efficient manner.</p><p>Except for limited circumstances, such as loss of quorum, the Commission will vote on recommendations submitted by the General Counsel including for the following:</p><ul><li data-list-item-id="e3e09bcdc4b65577b90ae81a6b78ea759">Cases that the General Counsel reasonably expects will involve a major expenditure of agency resources, including staff time or expenses, or that are likely to require unusually extensive discovery or use of expert witnesses (including, but not limited to, all systemic cases, all pattern-or-practice cases, and all cases involving 15 or more aggrieved individuals);</li><li data-list-item-id="e5d2d2227c785aa7b60caa7ec57a315a0">
1126Cases involving or presenting issues on which the Commission has taken a position contrary to precedent in the Circuit in which the case will be filed;</li><li data-list-item-id="e871405da69038b73e70f97c3cb51b624">Cases involving or presenting issues on which the General Counsel proposes to take a position contrary to precedent in the Circuit in which the case will be filed; or</li><li data-list-item-id="ebf41a46be9a29aecc395c4436f9d5676">Cases that reasonably implicate areas of the law that are not settled or that are reasonably likely to generate public controversy</li><li data-list-item-id="ebe8551c00f57411a2ab1629c5cae8b5c">All other cases, except for cases to enforce any recordkeeping and reporting requirements established and maintained by the Commission; or cases to enforce any consent decree, settlement, or other resolution of litigation.</li></ul><p>The General Counsel retains authority under 29 C.F.R. § 1601.16(d) (subpoena enforcement actions) and 29 C.F.R. § 1601.23(a) 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