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The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation (No FEAR) Act of 2002 was passed by Congress and signed by President Bush on May 15, 2002, and became effective on October 1, 2003. The purpose of this Act is to hold Federal agencies more accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws. The Act applies to Federal employees, former Federal employees, and applicants for Federal employment.
The No FEAR Act requires Federal agencies to:
In addition, Title III of the No FEAR Act requires Federal agencies to post certain statistical information on their public web sites concerning complaints of employment discrimination filed with them by employees, former employees and applicants for employment under 29 C.F.R. Part 1614. The specific data to be posted is described in section 301(b) of the Act and 29 CFR 1614.704.
Department of the Treasury No FEAR Act Notice
No FEAR Act: Public Law 107-174 (May 15, 2002)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Final Rule on No FEAR Act