B-216918: May 27, 1986

IS MORE ANALOGOUS TO A STATE COURT THAN TO A FEDERAL COURT FOR PURPOSES OF TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. SINCE ITS EMPLOYEES ARE NOT IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE. IT IS SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION UNDER SECTION 706 OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER THE COURT IS SUBJECT TO THE EEOC'S ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY FOUND IN SECTION 706...

B-216918: May 27, 1986

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge requested an opinion on whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has jurisdiction over employment discrimination complaints against the Court. GAO noted that: (1) Superior Court employees are not in the competitive service; and (2) although Congress established the Court, it functions as a state or local court under the Civil Rights Act...