The Employment Litigation Section is responsible for the enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, with respect to the statute’s prohibition of employment discrimination by state and local governments; the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, with respect to the statute’s prohibition of unlawful employment practices by state and local governments; Executive Order 11246, as amended, which prohibits employment discrimination by contractors and subcontractors working on federal or federally-assisted contracts; and the representation of claimants in federal district court in matters under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act against public and private employers. The Employment Litigation Section also defends: (1) suits challenging the constitutionality of congressionally authorized preference programs under the Small Business Administration’s 8(a) program and other minority and disadvantaged business enterprise programs; and (2) actions in which a federal contractor, subcontractor, or grantee seeks to enjoin the termination or suspension of federal contracts or funds under Executive Order 11246 or federal funding statutes.

[updated July 2023]