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I. Background <br />A. There is an acknowledged need to ensure the employment rights of individuals granted <br />by Federal, State and Local anti-discrimination laws, and, <br />The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is authorized by statute to <br />utilize the services of State and Local Fair Employment Practices (FEP) Agencies to <br />assist it in meeting its statutory mandate to enforce Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of <br />1964, as amended, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, <br />and, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and, <br />B. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, pursuant to Congressional mandate to <br />establish an integrated system for more expeditious resolution of employment <br />discrimination charges, has committed itself to continued development and <br />enhancement of such a system in partnership with the FEP Agency, hereinafter - <br />referred to as the Contractor. "" <br />II. Scope of Work <br />A. The Contractor agrees to cooperate with the Equal Employment Opportunity <br />Commission in the maintenance and enhancement of a national, integrated employment <br />discrimination law enforcement and charge resolution system by accomplishing various <br />objectives which include, but are not limited to, the following: <br />1. Implementation by the Contractor of procedures that provide for <br />professionalized intake of ail charges the FEPA initially receives, prompt <br />notification to respondents, resolution of charges on a current basis, <br />determinations supported by evidence, and resolutions with remedies; <br />2. The training of Contractor personnel in charge processing procedures <br />compatible with those of the EEOC; <br />3. Utilization by the Contractor of an employment discrimination charge form <br />which, within statutory limitations, is acceptable to the EEOC and the <br />Contractor; <br />4. Utilization by the Contractor of processing terminology (such as common <br />language pertaining to types of resolutions) that is the same as or compatible <br />with that utilized by the EEOC; <br />C-1 <br />