WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) will hold a meeting on Wednesday, July 1, at 9:30 a.m. (Eastern Time), at agency headquarters, 131 M Street, N.E., Washington D.C. The meeting, entitled "EEOC at 50: Progress and Continuing Challenges in Eradicating Employment Discrimination," will be open to public observation and commemorates the agency's 50th anniversary on July 2. 

At the meeting, the Commission will hear from invited panelists about subtle forms of discrimination that continue in today's workplaces as well as about employment practices that can reduce barriers to equal opportunity.  The following panelists are confirmed to speak:

• Solon Barocas, research associate, Center for Information Technology, Princeton University
• The Honorable Cari Dominguez, former Chair, EEOC, and senior vice president, Human Resources, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Science Center
• Jocelyn Frye, senior fellow, Center for American Progress
• Darrell S. Gay, partner, Arent Fox
• Rachel D. Godsil, professor, Seton Hall Law School
• Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, professor, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Seating is limited. We encourage visitors to arrive 30 minutes before the meeting to be processed through security and escorted to the meeting room. Visitors should bring a government-issued photo identification card to facilitate entry into the building.

The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.