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The Equal Employment Practices Commission was created by the New York City Charter as an independent agency responsible for monitoring the equal employment practices, programs, policies, and procedures of all City agencies that are funded in whole or in part by the City. Its duties include the following:
| | • | To review the standards, procedures, and programs of the Department of Personnel and every City agency’s affirmative employment plan. | | | • | To provide equal employment opportunity for minority group members and women employed by, or seeking employment with, City agencies. | | | • | To recommend to City agencies procedures, standards, and programs to be utilized to ensure fair and effective employment. | | | • | To audit and evaluate the employment practices and procedures of each City agency at least once every four years and whenever requested by the Civil Service Commission or the Human Rights Commission. | | | • |
To Establish a compliance procedure - not to exceed six months - to monitor the implementation of all audit recommendations. | | | • |
To hold public and private hearings, compel the attendance of witnesses, and administer oaths. | | | • |
To establish appropriate advisory committees. | | | • | To publish a report to the mayor - where appropriate - and recommend the corrective action an agency should take in order to comply with Equal Employment Opportunity requirements. |
The Equal Employment Practices Commission is not authorized to investigate individual complaints of employment discrimination.
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