{"id":993,"date":"2024-04-14T16:53:32","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T16:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/?page_id=993"},"modified":"2024-06-04T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:55:38","slug":"equal-employment-opportunity-rights-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/about\/bureaus-offices\/office-of-equal-employment-opportunity-oeeo\/equal-employment-opportunity-rights-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Equal Employment Opportunity Rights and Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the right of all persons to work and advance on the basis of merit, ability and potential. Federal equal employment laws prohibit discrimination and require the government to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Race<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Color<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Religion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>National origin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Age (40 or older)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Disabling condition (mental or physical)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reprisal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Genetic information (individual or family medical history)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>For further explanation, refer to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Equal Employment Opportunity Commission<\/a>\u2018s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/types\/index.cfm\">Discrimination by Type guidance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:8px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Statistics and further information related to FMC\u2019s compliance with the equal employment laws include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-list is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/CO58.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commission Order 58 Reasonable Accommodation<\/a> [PDF, 2.7 MB]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/FMC-PAS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Personal Assistance Services (PAS)<\/a> [PDF, 68.2 MB]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmc.gov\/complaints-and-assistance\/no-fear-act-statistics\/\">No FEAR Act<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"federal-statutes-and-policies\">Federal Statutes and Policies<\/h2>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Below is a list of Federal statutes and policies enacted to prohibit employment discrimination (listed above) in the federal sector. In an effort to resolve EEO cases through means other than litigation, Congress has also enacted legislation to encourage the use of ADR in the federal sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group icon-list is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-right:8px;padding-left:8px\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/eeoc\/publications\/fs-fed.cfm\">29 C.F.R. Part 1614<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/federal\/adr\/index.cfm\">Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gpo.gov\/fdsys\/pkg\/USCODE-2009-title28\/pdf\/USCODE-2009-title28-partIII-chap44-sec651.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998<\/a> [PDF, 211 KB]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/federal-sector\/statutes-and-regulations\">EEOC Statutes and Regulations<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/federal\/directives\/md110.cfm\">EEOC Management Directive-110<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/federal\/directives\/md715.cfm\">EEOC Management Directive-715<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mspb.gov\/meritsystemsprinciples.htm\">Merit System Principles<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/frwebgate.access.gpo.gov\/cgi-bin\/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_cong_public_laws&docid=f%3Apubl174.107.pdf\">No Fear Act of 2002<\/a> [PDF, 145 KB]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/osc.gov\/Pages\/PageNotFoundError.aspx?requestUrl=https:\/\/osc.gov\/ppp\">Prohibited Personnel Practices<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/statutes\/rehab.cfm\">Rehabilitation Act of 1973<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/statutes\/adea.cfm\">The Age Discrimination Act of 1967<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/history\/civil-rights-act-1991\">The Civil Rights Act of 1991<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/statutes\/epa.cfm\">The Equal Pay Act of 1963<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/statutes\/gina.cfm\">The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/statutes\/pregnancy.cfm\">The Pregnancy Discrimination Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/history\/pregnant-workers-fairness-act\">The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/laws\/statutes\/titlevii.cfm\">Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.eeoc.gov\/policy\/docs\/factemployment_procedures.html\">Uniform Selection Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the right of all persons to work and advance on the basis of merit, ability and potential. 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