Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel January 6, 2003 (Authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to Impose Monetary Sanctions Against Federal Agencies for Failure to Comply With Orders Issued by EEOC Administrative Judges)

Authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission to Impose Monetary Sanctions Against

Federal Agencies for Failure to Comply With Orders

Issued by EEOC Administrative Judges

The doctrine of sovereign immunity precludes the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from

imposing monetary sanctions against federal agencies for violations of orders of EEOC administra-

tive judges.