CONTACT
P: 215-440-2671
E: mary.tiernan@eeoc.gov
Philadelphia, PA
EEOC MISSION:
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination investigation or lawsuit.
EDUCATION
Villanova University School of Law, J.D.
CONTACT ME
Mary Tiernan has been employed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 1991. From 1991 through August 2007, she litigated class action discrimination cases– and numerous individual cases, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Equal Pay Act as an EEOC Trial Attorney and Senior Trial Attorney. She began serving as the Program Analyst for the EEOC’s Philadelphia District Office in September 2007 and manages the Philadelphia District Office’s outreach and public affairs program. She provides training and technical assistance to employers and employees within the district.
