NIH EEO Policies & Guidelines

NIH has established policies and guidelines to ensure equal employment opportunity.

• Policy Statement on Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Management
  
• Policy Statement on EEO Management Directive 715 (MD-715)
  
• Policy Statement on Reprisal
  
• Policy Statement on Sexual Harassment
  
• Policy Statement on Respect in the Workplace
  
• Policy on Reasonable Accommodations
  
• OEODM Guidance on EEO Critical Performance Element
  • Critical Performance Element for SES, SBRS, Title 42: Promoting EEO and Workforce Diversity Programs
  • Critical Element for GM/GS/WS/ Code 2 Managers and Supervisors: Performing EEO and Workforce Diversity Programs

Federal EEO Regulations

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission provides enforcement, oversight, and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
• Equal Pay Act of 1963, which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination;
• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older;
• 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;
• Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the federal government;
• Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination;
• Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA), which contains a number of prohibitions, known as prohibited personnel practices.