Authorization under which TERO is funded

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Age Discrimination in employment Act of 1967 and the Equal Pay Act of 1963.

On behalf of the EEOC, TERO is authorized to:

Interview and counsel individuals with potential employment discrimination charges;

Draft charges of alleged violations of Title VII, file with the EEOC and attempt to resolve the charge by mediation within 30 days; Negotiate written Indian preference agreements with employers operating on or near reservations;

 Continue development of public awareness of the complaint resolution process under Tribal Ordinance and of Title VII protection against employment discrimination;

 Continue referral services to provide a point of contact between employers operating on or near the reservation and residents of the reservation with skills required by those employers; and 

Continue on-site inspections of employers on the reservation to assure that goals and timetables agreed to are being met.