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# 									EEO/No FEAR Act & Whistleblower Protection Acts							

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This act requires that federal agencies post on their public Web sites certain summary statistical data relating to equal employment opportunity complaints filed against the respective agencies.

The State Department’s public website contains this statistical information in accordance with the No FEAR Act. This data is updated on a quarterly basis. Download and read the latest report [192 KB].

For questions concerning this data, please contact the Office of Civil Rights at socr_direct@state.gov.

Section 203(a) of the No FEAR Act requires each federal agency to submit to Congress, the Attorney General, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission an annual report on discrimination, whistleblower, and retaliation complaints as well as practical knowledge gained through experience not later than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year. For transparency, the Department shares recent No FEAR Act reports below.

FY 2021 No FEAR Act Report [255 KB]Appendix 1 – Secretary’s Policy Statement on Diversity and InclusionAppendix 2 – Secretary’s Policy Statement on EEO and HarassmentAppendix 4 – EEO Retaliation Department NoticeAppendix 5 – Sexual Harassment PolicyAppendix 6 – Anti-Discriminatory Harassment PolicyAppendix 7 – Civil Service Disciplinary Action PolicyAppendix 8 – Foreign Service Disciplinary Action PolicyAppendix 9 – No FEAR Act Training Course DescriptionAppendix 10 – Whistleblower Appreciation Day Department NoticeAppendix 11 – Agency Data Pursuant to No FEAR Act FY 2021Appendix 12 – No FEAR Act

FY 2022 No FEAR Act Report [427 KB] [427 KB]Appendix 1 – Secretary’s Policy Statement on Diversity and InclusionAppendix 2 – Secretary’s Policy Statement on EEO and Harassment [235 KB]Appendix 4 – EEO Retaliation Department NoticeAppendix 5 – Sexual Harassment PolicyAppendix 6 – Discriminatory Harassment PolicyAppendix 7 – Civil Service Disciplinary Action PolicyAppendix 8 – Foreign Service Disciplinary Action PolicyAppendix 9 – No FEAR Act Training Course DescriptionAppendix 10 – Whistleblower Appreciation Day Department NoticeAppendix 11 – Agency Data Pursuant to No FEAR Act FY 2021Appendix 12 – No FEAR Act

For questions concerning this data, please contact the Office of Civil Rights at socr_direct@state.gov.

For information regarding the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012, including the Department’s obligations regarding the implementation and enforcement of nondisclosure agreements consistent with federal whistleblower protections, visit the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act page.

**Notifications of Violations Posted Pursuant to the Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020**

The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020 (Cummings Act) amends the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 to strengthen federal antidiscrimination laws enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and expands accountability within federal agencies. The Cummings Act requires federal agencies to post notification of a finding of discrimination that has been made against the agency. The notification must be linked directly from the agency’s public internet website for a period of one year. Accordingly, the Department of State will post notices of violations on this page to ensure compliance with the Cummings Act.
        - Finding of Discrimination – December 11, 2023 [101 KB]
        - Finding of Discrimination – May, 2023 [59 KB]
        - Finding of Discrimination – June 1, 2023 [49 KB]

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