The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for investigating cases where workers are paid differently from those performing the same work due to discrimination. It was established by the Civil Rights Act of 1964, not the Equal Rights Act of 1984. While the EEOC aims to prevent discrimination in the workplace, it does not guarantee a worker's right to a job. It also has not established a minimum wage for minorities, and while progress has been made, racial discrimination still occurs in some workplaces, so it cannot be said that the EEOC has effectively eliminated it.