Office of Civil Rights and Diversity

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REGULATIONS

Links to regulatory bodies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Personnel Management, Merit System Protection Board, Office of Management and Budget, and more.

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, Equal Pay Act of 1963, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Titles I and V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. EEOC also requires that agencies develop Affirmative Employment Programs as directed by Management Directives (MDs).

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• Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 29, Part 1604 contains guidelines on discrimination based on gender. (Under "Following Citations to CFR" section, search on Title 29 and Section 1604.)
• CFR Title 29, Part 1606 contains guidelines on discrimination based on national origin. (Under "Following Citations" section, search on Title 29 and Section 1606.)
• CFR Title 29, Part 1607 contains the Uniform Guidelines of Employee Selection Procedures. (Under "Following Citations" section, search on Title 29 and Section 1607.)
• CFR title 29, Part 1614 establishes Federal sector EEO Programs. (Under "Following Citations" section, search on Title 29 and Section 1614.)
• CFR Title 29, Subpart 1614.601 requires each agency to establish a system to collect and maintain accurate employment information on the race, national origin, sex, and disability of its employees. (Under "Following Citations" section, search on Title 29 and Section 1614.)
• CFR Title 29, Part 1690 sets forth procedures for the prescribed coordination between the EEOC and other Federal agencies having responsibility for enforcement of statutes, regulations, Executive Orders, and policies that require equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability (Under "Following Citations" section, search on Title 29 and Section 1690.)

The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) establishes Federal personnel policy, shown in a topical index , with updates posted as Federal Register documents. OPM also requires that agencies establish:

• A Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program (FEORP)

• A Disabled Veterans Affirmative Action Program (DVAAP)

The Office of Management and Budget , in the revisions to directive 15, establishes the standards on race and ethnicity to be used by Federal agencies and the U.S. Census.

• Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity , published in the Federal Register on October 30, 1997, defines the categories of race and ethnicity for collecting data for the 2000 Census and for Federal agencies.

The Merit System Protection Board is the guardian of the Federal Government's merit-based system of employment, primarily by hearing and deciding appeals from Federal employees of removals and other major personnel actions. The Board also hears and decides other types of civil service cases, reviews significant actions and regulations of the Office of Personnel Management, and conducts studies of the merit systems.

Last Updated: September 13, 2007