The federal government agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has responsibility under federal law for investigation of claims arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Americans with Disabilities Act.  This means that as a prerequisite to filing suit in court, a charge of discrimination must first be filed with the EEOC for matters such as discrimination based upon age, sex, national origin, disability and various types of retaliation.  If you have a claim of discrimination under one of the laws covered by the EEOC we will prepare the charge and then file in with the EEOC on your behalf.  The EEOC does not have responsibility for many other employment laws that are handled by this law firm.  If you believe you have a claim of employment law, you need to check with one of the attorneys of the firm to see whether or not a charge with the EEOC would need to be filed or whether suit could be commenced in federal court directly without going through the EEOC.