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                        EEOC Regulations
    EEOC regulations implement the federal workplace discrimination laws and are found in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). Before the Commission votes to issue a final regulation, EEOC usually first issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for public comment, and sometimes even an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) to gather information about the relevant issues. Final regulations, as well as ANPRMs and NPRMS, must be approved by a majority of the Commissioners. In addition, EEOC's significant regulatory actions are approved by the Office of Management and Budget, and are coordinated with other federal agencies.

You can search, view, and comment on proposed Federal regulations from approximately 160 Federal Departments and Agencies through Regulations.Gov.New Regulations
                            New Regulations
                                Final Rule to Establish Procedural Regulations for Issuing Guidance
	Final Rule on Procedural Regulations Under Title VII, ADA, and GINA; Procedures-Age Discrimination in Employment Act
	2020 Adjustment of the Penalty for Violation of Notice Posting Requirements
	Removal of Final ADA Wellness Rule Vacated by Court
	Removal of Final GINA Wellness Rule Vacated by Court
	Final Rule on Affirmative Action for People with Disabilities in Federal Employment
	Questions and Answers
	Final Rule on Employer Wellness Programs and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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		Small Business Fact Sheet
		Questions and Answers about the Sample Notice for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs
		Sample Notice for Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs
		Webcast on EEOC Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs
	Final Rule on Employer-Sponsored Wellness Programs and Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act
	Questions and Answers
		Small Business Fact Sheet
		Webcast on EEOC Final Rules on Employer Wellness Programs

Proposed Regulations
                            Proposed Regulations
                                Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) for the Pregnant Workers Fairness ActSummary of Key Provisions of the EEOC’s Proposed Rule to Implement the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Update of Commission's Conciliation ProceduresNotice of Proposed Rulemaking on Official Time in Federal Sector Cases Before the CommissionNotice of Proposed Rulemaking on Procedural Regulations Under Title VII, ADA, and GINA; Procedures--Age Discrimination in Employment ActNotice of Proposed Rulemaking on Civil Action Timeliness in Federal Sector Equal Employment OpportunityNotice of Proposed Rulemaking on Affirmative Action for People with Disabilities in the Federal Government: Background and SummaryQuestions and AnswersBackground and SummaryNotice of Proposed Rulemaking on Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act and Incentives in Employer Wellness Programs for Employees' Spouses to Provide Their Current or Past Health Status InformationQuestions and AnswersSmall Business Fact SheetProposed Rule: Amendments to Regulations Under the Americans With Disabilities ActQuestions and AnswersSmall Business Fact SheetAdvance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: The Equal Employment Opportunity Complaint Process in the Federal SectorAdvance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking: The Federal Sector's Obligation To Be a Model Employer of Individuals With DisabilitiesThe EEOC has published its semiannual regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 6. The agenda lists all regulations that are scheduled for review or development during the next 12 months or that have been finalized since the publication of the last agenda. The Annual Regulatory Plan lists the most important regulations under review or development for the next 12 months.Semiannual Regulatory AgendaThe most recent Annual Regulatory Plan: Statement of Regulatory and Deregulatory Priorities can be found at: https://www.reginfo.gov/public/jsp/eAgenda/StaticContent/202310/Statement_3046_EEOC.pdfEEOC's Agency Rule List can be found at RegInfo.gov

Existing Regulations
                            Existing Regulations
                                EEOC's regulations are published annually in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The CFR is available online through the U.S. Government Printing Office. The links below will connect you with EEOC's regulations in the CFR, which are included in parts 1600 through 1699. Because of the CFR's annual publication schedule, we may link to e-CFR for new or recently amended regulations. The e-CFR is a regularly updated, unofficial editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments. Please also see **New and Proposed Regulations** above for recent developments.

1600 Employee responsibilities and conduct

1601 Procedural regulations

1602 Recordkeeping and reporting requirements under title VII, the ADA and GINA

1603 Procedures for previously exempt State and local government employee complaints of employment discrimination under section 321 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991

1604 Guidelines on discrimination because of sex

1605 Guidelines on discrimination because of religion

1606 Guidelines on discrimination because of national origin

1607 Uniform guidelines on employee selection procedures (1978)

Adoption of Questions and Answers To Clarify and Provide a Common Interpretation of the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures1608 Affirmative action appropriate under title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended

1610 Availability of records

1611 Privacy Act regulations

1612 Government in the Sunshine Act regulations

1614 Federal sector equal employment opportunity

1615 Enforcement of nondiscrimination on the basis of handicap in programs or activities conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

1620 The Equal Pay Act

1621 Procedures--the Equal Pay Act

1625 Age Discrimination in Employment Act

1626 Procedures--Age Discrimination in Employment Act

1627 Records to be made or kept relating to age: notices to be posted: administrative exemptions

1630 Regulations to implement the equal employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act

1635 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

1640 Procedures for coordinating the investigation of complaints or charges of employment discrimination based on disability subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

1641 Procedures for complaints/charges of employment discrimination based on disability filed against employers holding government contracts or subcontracts

1650 Debt collection

1690 Procedures on interagency coordination of equal employment opportunity issuances

1691 Procedures for complaints of employment discrimination filed against recipients of Federal financial assistance

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1695 Guidance Procedures

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