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WORKSHARING AGREEMENT <br />BETWEEN <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />and the <br />EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION <br />FOR FISCAL YEAR 1999 <br />I. INTRODUCTION <br />A. Orange County, through the Orange County Human Relations <br />Commission, hereinafter referred to as the FEPA, has <br />jurisdiction over allegations of employment discrimination <br />filed against employers of fifteen or more employees occurring <br />within Orange County North Carolina based on race, color, sex, <br />religion, national origin, age and disability, pursuant to the <br />Orange County Civil Rights Ordinance. <br />The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, hereinafter <br />referred to as EEOC, has jurisdiction over allegations of <br />employment discrimination occurring throughout the United <br />States where such charges are based on zace, color, religion, <br />sex, or national origin, all pursuant to Title VII of the <br />Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended (42 U.S.C. §2000(e)) <br />(hereinafter referred to as Title VII)._ EEOC has jurisdiction <br />to investigate and determine charges of discrimination based <br />on age (40 or older) under the Age Discrimination in <br />Employment Act (AREA) of 1967, as amended (29 U.S.C. §621 <br />et.seq.), for unequal wages based on-sex under the Equal Pay <br />Act of 1963 (29 U.S..C. §206), and over allegations of <br />employment discrimination based on disability pursuant to <br />Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1991,(42 <br />U.S.C. §12101). <br />B. In recognition of, and to the extent of the common <br />jurisdiction and goals of the two (2) Agencies, and in <br />consideration of the mutual promises and covenants <br />contained herein, the FEPA and the EEOC hereby agree to <br />the terms of this Worksharing Agreement, which is <br />designed to provide individuals with an efficient <br />procedure for obtaining redress for their grievances <br />under appropriate county and Federal_laws. <br />II. FILING OF CHARGES OF DISCRIMINATION <br />A. In order to facilitate the assertion of employment <br />rights, the EEOC and the FEPA each designate the other as <br />its agent for the purpose of receiving and drafting <br />charges, including those that are not jurisdictional with <br />the agency that initially receives the charges. EEOC's <br />