what happened during the equal opportunity act
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (âEEOCâ) enforces federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination. The EEOC was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964.oday, the EEOC enforces federal anti-discrimination statutes, and provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal opportunity regulations, policies, and practices. The Civil Rights movement of the early 1960s peaked in the spring and summer of 1963.