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What is Equal Employment
Opportunity?
The statutes enforced by the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission make it illegal to discriminate against
employees or applicants for employment on the bases of race, color,
religion, sex (sexual harassment), national origin, physical/mental disability, or age.
What laws does the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission enforce?
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing a number of federal laws prohibiting
job discrimination, including:
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Title
VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (race, color, religion, sex, or
national origin)
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Equal Pay Act of 1963
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Age Discrimination in
Employment Act of 1967 (protects individuals 40 or older)
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Titles I
and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)
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Sections
501 and 505 of the
Civil Rights Act of 1991
The
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) also contains provisions
prohibiting discrimination. The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) and
the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) are responsible for enforcing the CSRA.
The new Executive Order amends section 1 of Executive
Order 11478 (1969), which now reads, in part, as follows:
Under and by virtue of the authority
vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and
statutes of the United States, it is ordered as follows:
It is the policy of the
Government of the United States to provide equal opportunity in Federal
employment for all persons to prohibit discrimination in employment
because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, age,
physical or mental disability or reprisal for filing a discrimination
complaint or participating in the EEO process or
sexual orientation through a continuing affirmative program in each
executive department and agency. This policy of equal employment
opportunity applies to and must be an integral part of every aspect of
personnel policy and practice in the employment, development, advancement,
and treatment of civilian employees of the Federal Government, to the
extent permitted by law.
Federal sector complaint processing regulations are found in 29 CFR Part
1614. The EEOC
website
and the OPM website,
provide additional details.
What Navy regulations outline the
Navy's civilian EEO policy?
29 CFR Part 1614,
Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity
OPNAVINST 12720.4B ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Program Management
ALNAV 042/00 (no link)
In order to file an EEO complaint, the complaint:
Must state a basis for the complaint
Complainant must define the Issue
Issue: What event occurred which led you to believe
you were discriminated against?
Issue must have occurred within 45 days of contacting an
EEO counselor.
What do I do if I feel I have
been discriminated against in the workplace?
We encourage
resolution of conflict at the lowest level possible. First, bring
the matter to the attention of the chain of command. If you
If Federal civilian
employees believe they have been discriminated against by a federal
agency, and are unable to resolve a complaint informally, they may file a
formal complaint against that agency under the Dispute Resolution Process.
You may file an EEO complaint which
often takes a long time to resolve or consider using Alternative Dispute
Resolution to resolve your issue.
Mediation takes place within 2 or 3
week. A dispute resolution procedure in which a third party, often
an impartial professional or trained mediator from a governmental
mediation and/or conciliation agency, endeavors to assist the parties in
narrowing their differences and reaching a settlement.
If you cannot resolve the issue using
ADR you may file a formal EEO complaint.
The Department of the Navy (DoN) Policy and
Procedures for Filing an Individual Complaint of Discrimination can be
found at the Department of the Navy, Office of Civilian Human Resources (OCHR)
website.
See also Questions and Answers related to
filing an EEO Complaint on the DON,
OCHR website.
Where can I get more information about the Navy's EEO policy?
Websites:
Department of the
Navy Office of Civilian Human Resources
U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
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