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assists the FEC Commissioners and other principal officers of the Commission in carrying out their responsibilities relative to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended and other laws, executive orders and regulatory guidelines affecting affirmative employment and non-discrimination in the federal sector. The office administers and ensures compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies and guidance that prohibit discrimination in the federal workplace based on age (40 and over), disability, equal pay/compensation, genetic information, harassment, national origin, pregnancy, race/color, religion, retaliation, sex and sexual harassment.</p></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="row " id="section-container" > <div class="sidebar-container sidebar-container--left"> <div class="js-sticky-side" data-sticky-container="section-container"> <nav class="sidebar sidebar--neutral sidebar--left side-nav js-toc"> <ul class="sidebar__content"> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#legal-authorities">Legal authorities</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#policies-and-statements">Policies and statements</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#eeo-complaints-programeeo-counseling">EEO complaints program/EEO counseling</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#no-fear-act">No FEAR Act</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#reports">Reports</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#resources">Resources</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#accessibility">Accessibility</a> </li> <li class="side-nav__item"> <a class="side-nav__link" href="#eeo-staff-and-contact-information">EEO staff and contact information</a> </li> </ul> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="main__content--right"> <div class="block-sections"> <section id="legal-authorities" class="option"> <h2>Legal authorities</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="block-text"> <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="mwzr3"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/titlevii.cfm">Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964</a></p><p data-block-key="ujslz"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/civil-rights-act-1991">The Civil Rights Act of 1991</a></p><p data-block-key="pnf30"><a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-107publ174/pdf/PLAW-107publ174.pdf">No FEAR Act of 2002</a></p><p data-block-key="sp1fg"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/rehab.cfm">Rehabilitation Act of 1973</a></p><p data-block-key="hrzkr"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adaaa.cfm">ADA Amendments Act of 2008</a></p><p data-block-key="kigna"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/adea.cfm">The Age Discrimination Act of 1967</a></p><p data-block-key="x8ann"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/epa.cfm">The Equal Pay Act of 1963</a></p><p data-block-key="fl9z2"><a href="https://adr.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/adra.pdf">Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1996</a></p><p data-block-key="g34pa"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/adr/index.cfm">Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998</a></p><p data-block-key="7lt42"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/pregnancy.cfm">The Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978</a></p><p data-block-key="9lqvv"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/statutes/pregnant-workers-fairness-act">The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act</a></p><p data-block-key="yyjzz"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/statutes/gina.cfm">The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)</a></p><p data-block-key="pgcbs"><a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?SID=56594c82adba9f8195446e4988955fd9&mc=true&node=pt29.4.1614&rgn=div5">29 C.F.R. Part 1614</a></p><p data-block-key="6jhy7"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/directives/md110.cfm">EEOC Management Directive-110</a></p><p data-block-key="mz8w8"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/federal/directives/md715.cfm">EEOC Management Directive-715</a></p><p data-block-key="jt5js"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/federal-sector/statutes-and-regulations">EEOC laws and regulations index</a></p><p data-block-key="k5c7e"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/practices/index.cfm">Prohibited personnel practices</a></p><p data-block-key="5swyr"><a href="https://www.mspb.gov/msp/meritsystemsprinciples.htm">Merit system principles</a></p><p data-block-key="vth30"><a href="https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/subtitle-B/chapter-XIV/part-1607">Uniform Selection Guidelines</a></p></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block-sections"> <section id="policies-and-statements" class="option"> <h2>Policies and statements</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="block-text"> <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="6zmqk"><a href="/documents/13/directive_32.pdf">FEC Directive 32 (Anti-Harassment Policy)</a></p><p data-block-key="aj9ds"><a href="/documents/5667/Accommodation_Policy_for_FEC_employees.pdf">Accommodation Policy</a></p><p data-block-key="ut8i6"><a href="/documents/5327/Personal_Assistance_Services_2023_MD-715.pdf">Personal Assistance Services</a></p></div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block-sections"> <section id="eeo-complaints-programeeo-counseling" class="option"> <h2>EEO complaints program/EEO counseling</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="block-text"> <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="obl2m">The EEO complaints program processes informal and formal allegations of discrimination through EEO Counseling or ADR, EEO investigations, Final Agency Decisions, appeals compliance, case statistical analysis and reporting.</p><p data-block-key="sirb3">If you are<b> an applicant or current employee of the FEC</b> and believe that you have experienced discrimination based on one or more of the following factors:</p><ul><li data-block-key="ttcde"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/age.cfm">age (over 40)</a>;</li><li data-block-key="rgev6"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm">disability</a>;</li><li data-block-key="w9muw"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/equalcompensation.cfm">equal pay/compensation</a>;</li><li data-block-key="zje69"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/genetic.cfm">genetic information</a>;</li><li data-block-key="3k8c9"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/nationalorigin.cfm">national origin</a>;</li><li data-block-key="vuuul"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/pregnancy.cfm">pregnancy</a>;</li><li data-block-key="yej5k"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/race_color.cfm">race/color</a>;</li><li data-block-key="u6h0z"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/religion.cfm">religion</a>;</li><li data-block-key="reuu1"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/retaliation.cfm">retaliation</a>;</li><li data-block-key="6hzqv"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sex.cfm">sex</a>; or</li><li data-block-key="oyxw6"><a href="https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/sexual_harassment.cfm">sexual harassment</a></li></ul><p data-block-key="xutbk">you must contact an EEO Counselor within 45 calendar days of the alleged discriminatory action (or in the case of a personnel action, within 45 calendar days of the effective date of the action), before you can file a formal complaint against the FEC.</p><p data-block-key="p1dvr">Specifically, those who wish to file an employment discrimination complaint based on any of the prohibitive factors listed above must first contact an EEO Counselor to initiate counseling. Applicants for employment with the Federal Election Commission may obtain EEO Counselor contact information via email request <a href="mailto:eeo@fec.gov">eeo@fec.gov</a>. Current FEC employees may obtain EEO Counselor contact information via the agency's intranet site and notifications posted on each floor (physical and digital signage).</p><p data-block-key="d77pc">If you are alleging discrimination based other factors, such as marital status or political affiliation, you may file a written complaint with the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) and/or the Merit Systems Protections Board (MSPB), as applicable. If you are alleging discrimination based on parental status, please contact the OSC at 202-653-7188 and/or the MSPB at 202-653-6772 to determine whether grounds exist for a prohibited personnel practice complaint under <a href="https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USCODE-2013-title5/pdf/USCODE-2013-title5-partIII-subpartA-chap23-sec2302.pdf">5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(10)</a> (the Civil Service Reform Act).</p><p data-block-key="9a8h6"><a href="/documents/5328/EEO_ADR_Policy_FECweb.pdf">EEO Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Policy</a></p><p data-block-key="hwv83"><a href="/documents/5375/EEO-Complaints-Policy-FECweb.pdf">EEO Complaints Policy</a></p></div> </div> <div class="block-external_button"> <a class="button button--primary button--cta button--go" href="http://www.eeoc.gov/federal/otherprotections.cfm">Additional information on discrimination</a> </div> </div> </section> </div> <div class="block-sections"> <section id="no-fear-act" class="option"> <h2>No FEAR Act</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="block-text"> <div class="rich-text"><p data-block-key="e6uyz"><a href="/about/no-fear-act/">Equal Employment Opportunity Data posted pursuant to Title III of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 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Examples of ICT include websites, telephones, multimedia devices and copiers. Access available to individuals with disabilities must be comparable to access available to others. Standards for Section 508 compliance are developed and maintained by the United States Access Board. If you have questions about the FEC's Section 508 program, or for information about filing a complaint under Section 508, please contact <a href="mailto:508coordinator@fec.gov">508coordinator@fec.gov</a>.</p></div> </div> <div class="block-external_button"> <a class="button button--primary button--cta button--go" href="https://www.section508.gov/">Access Board's standards and Section 508</a> </div> <div class="block-text"> <div class="rich-text"><h3 data-block-key="dpdk4">Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4151--57)</h3><p data-block-key="fxs1n">The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. 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