NIH Guide for Managers and Supervisors on EEO and Diversity Management

1. Overarching Resources

1. NIH has established policies and guidelines to promote equal employment opportunity. http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/eeopolicies.html

1. Policy Statement on Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Management (January 26, 2005) http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/policy_eeodm.html

2. Policy Statement on EEO Management Directive 715 (MD-715) (July 12, 2004) http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/sitesresources/md715memo.html

3. Policy Statement on Reprisal (June 22, 2004) http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/policy_reprisal.html

4. Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment (June 8, 2005) http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/policy_sexual-harassment.html

5. Policy Statement on Respect in the Workplace (January 7, 2000) http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/policy_respect-workplace.html

6. Policy on Reasonable Accommodations (August 1, 2001) http://www1.od.nih.gov/oma/manualchapters/management/2204/

7. OEODM Guidance on EEO Critical Performance Element

1. Critical Performance Element for SES, SBRS, Title 42: Promoting EEO and Workforce Diversity Programs http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/cpe.html

2. Critical Element for GM/GS/WS/ Code 2 Managers and Supervisors: Performing EEO and Workforce Diversity Programs http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/PoliciesResources/cpecode2.html

2. Federal EEO Regulations

1. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides enforcement, oversight, and coordination of all Federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies (http://www.eeoc.gov/):

1. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin, http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/vii.html;

2. Equal Pay Act of 1963, which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination, http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/epa.html;

3. Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/adea.html;

4. Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibit employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector, and in state and local governments http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/ada.html;

5. Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the Federal government, http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/rehab.html;

6. Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment, discrimination http://www.eeoc.gov/policy/cra91.html;

7. Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA), which identifies prohibited personnel practices, http://www.osc.gov/ppp.htm.

8. Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity Management
   2 Center Drive, Room 3W05
   Bethesda, Maryland 20892-0245
   Telephone: (301) 496-6301
   TTY: (301) 480-2254
   Fax: (301) 480-1818
   E-mail:
   http://oeodm.od.nih.gov/index.html

3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
   http://www.eeoc.gov

4. Fair Labor Relations Authority
   http://www.flra.gov

5. Merit Systems Protection Board
   http://www.mspb.gov

6. Office of Special Counsel
   http://www.osc.gov/

2. EEO Laws and Regulations

1. OEODM Division of Complaints Management and Resolution

1. Tel. (301) 496-1551
2. TTY: (301) 480-3122
3. http://oeo.od.nih.gov/ComplaintsProcessing/index.html

2. NIH Office of Human Resource

1. Tel. (301) 451-1436

1. http://hr.od.nih.gov/
2. Employee Relations:
   http://hr.od.nih.gov/ER/Default.htm

3. NIH Employee Assistance Program

1. Tel. (301) 496-3164
2. http://dohs.ors.od.nih.gov/eap/index.htm

4. Office of the Ombudsman/Center for Cooperative Resolution

1. Tel. (301) 594-7231
2. TTY: (301) 496-9883
3. http://www4.od.nih.gov/ccr

3. Prevention of Sexual Harassment

1. OEODM Division of Complaints Management and Resolution (DCMR) (See EEO Laws and Regulations for contact information.)

2. Office of Ombudsman, The Center for Cooperative Resolution (See EEO Laws and Regulations for contact information.)

3. NIH Office of Human Resources Resolution (See EEO Laws and Regulations for contact information.)

4. No FEAR Act

1. HHS No FEAR Act Notice
   http://www.hhs.gov/eeo/about_no_fear.html

2. Public Law 107-174 (No FEAR Act) http://www.hhs.gov/eeo/no_fear_act_of_2001.html

3. HHS Equal Employment Opportunity Data Posted Pursuant to No FEAR Act http://www.hhs.gov/eeo/no_fear_bullet_3.html

5. Disability Awareness/ Reasonable Accommodation

1. Carlton Coleman, NIH Disability Employment Program Manager

1. Tel. (301) 496-2906
2. TTY: (301) 496-9755 or (301) 451-2290
3. E-Mail: colemanc@od.nih.gov

2. Computer/Electronic Accommodation Program (CAP) provides assistive technology and services to people with disabilities, Federal managers, supervisors, and IT professionals.

1. Tel. (703) 681-8813
2. TTY: (703) 681-0881
3. http://www.tricare.mil/cap/

3. Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides information about appropriate reasonable accommodations for specific individuals and jobs:

1. Tel. (800) 526-7234
2. TTY: (877) 781-9403
3. http://www.jan.wvu.edu

4. LEAD (Leadership for the Employment of Americans with Disabilities) is the EEOC Initiative to significantly increase the population of individuals with disabilities employed by the Federal government.

1. Email: lead.initiative@eeoc.gov
2. http://www.eeoc.gov/initiatives/lead/index.html

5. Employer Assistance and Recruiter Network (EARN) is a national toll-free telephone and electronic information referral service designed to assist employers in recruiting qualified workers with disabilities.

1. Tel. (800) 327-6669 (Voice/TTY)
2. http://www.earnworks.com

6. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act

1. Buy Accessible: A web-based tool to help users determine and document Section 508 requirements that apply to a particular E&IT acquisition: http://www.BuyAccessible.gov

2. EIT Accessibility Standards
   http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/standards.htm

3. General Services Administration
   http://www.Section508.gov

4. HHS Section 508 Phase 2 Training
   http://www.508.hhs.gov/

5. Section 508 Federal Website
   http://www.section508.gov/

6. United States Access Board
   http://www.access-board.gov/508.htm

7. Contact your Institute or Center's EEO Specialist (See List Below)

8. Contact your Institute or Center's Section 508 Liaison to the NIH Section 508 Steering Committee (See List Below)

7. Diversity Awareness

1. NIH Diversity Council
   http://oeo.od.nih.gov/diversitymgmt/council.html

2. IC EEO Specialists, OEODM
   http://oeo.od.nih.gov/About/ic_specialists.html

3. IC Diversity Committees or Councils: Please see your IC EEO specialist for more information.

OEODM EEO Specialists Institute and Center Assignments

Section 508 Contacts

NIH Section 508 Official: Lawrence N. Self, OEODM Director

Carlton Coleman, NIH Disability Employment Program Manager

1. Tel. (301) 496-2906
2. TTY: (301) 496-9755 or (301) 451-2290
3. E-Mail: colemanc@od.nih.gov