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The headquarters for the EEOC is located in Washington, D.C., with an additional fifty field offices throughout the United States.12 There are a total of five commissioners that head the EEOC, along with the General Counsel. All of these positions are presidential appointments, which must also be confirmed by the Senate. .
Commissioners are appointed for five-year staggered terms, whereas General Counsel members serve only four-year terms. The President delegates a chair, currently Cari M. Dominguez, and a vice chair, currently Naomi C. Earp. It is the job of the chair, to serve as the executive officer of the Commission and preside over commission meetings. The other current commission members include Paul Steven Miller, Leslie E. Silverman, and Stuart J. Ishimaru. The main goal of the five-member commission is to make equal employment opportunity policy and approve litigation.13 The General Counsel is then in charge of conducting enforcement litigation, under the previously mentioned statutes. Eric Dreiband presently holds the General Counsel position. .
The organization would not be able to accomplish its goals without substantial financial resources. In fiscal year 2002, the EEOC requested just over three hundred and ten million dollars. Approximately ninety percent of this budget goes to cover fixed costs such as salaries, benefits, and rent. This indicates that only ten percent of the budget is used for central functions like staff training, litigation assistance, and technology advancements. It is a necessity that funds be allocated in such a fashion due to the intensive workforce required to complete the tasks of investigating, settling, and litigating charges.16 .
In order to properly carry out these functions, the EEOC requires a large workforce and significant resources. The total number of employees working to aid in the fight against employment discrimination was just over twenty-seven hundred in 1998.
