United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2012_register executive 2012-07-26 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7fcaf9d D09002ee1c7fcb023 United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") is issuing this final rule to revise its regulations for processing equal employment opportunity complaints by federal sector employees and job applicants. The revisions implement those recommendations of the Commission's Federal Sector Workgroup which require regulatory changes. The revisions include: reaffirming the existing statutory requirement that agencies comply with EEOC regulations, Management Directives, and Bulletins; providing for EEOC notices to non-compliant agencies; permitting pilot projects for EEO complaint processing; requiring agencies to issue a notice of rights to complainants when the investigation will not be timely completed; requiring agencies to submit complaint files and appeals documents to EEOC in digital formats; and making administrative judge decisions on the merits of class complaints final with both parties having the right to appeal to EEOC. The Commission is engaged in further review of the Federal sector EEO complaint process in order to improve its quality and efficiency. The current rulemaking constitutes the Commission's initial step in that review. The Commission will consider additional reforms, including, but not limited to, regulatory changes. 77 FR 43498 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-07-25/2012-18134 2012-18134 fr25jy12-5 RIN 3046-AA73 6570-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-07-25/2012-18134 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-07-25/html/2012-18134.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-07-25/pdf/2012-18134.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Age Discrimination Equal Employment Opportunity Government Employees Individuals with Disabilities Race Discrimination Religious Discrimination Sex Discrimination 9 p. 43498 43506 77 FR 43498 Title 29 Part 1614 29 CFR Part 1614 RIN 3046-AA73 Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity; Federal Register Vol. 77, Issue RULE 2012-18134 EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION 2012-09-24 6570-01-P 2012-18134 Final rule.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC" or "Commission") is issuing this final rule to revise its regulations for processing equal employment opportunity complaints by federal sector employees and job applicants. The revisions implement those recommendations of the Commission's Federal Sector Workgroup which require regulatory changes. The revisions include: reaffirming the existing statutory requirement that agencies comply with EEOC regulations, Management Directives, and Bulletins; providing for EEOC notices to non-compliant agencies; permitting pilot projects for EEO complaint processing; requiring agencies to issue a notice of rights to complainants when the investigation will not be timely completed; requiring agencies to submit complaint files and appeals documents to EEOC in digital formats; and making administrative judge decisions on the merits of class complaints final with both parties having the right to appeal to EEOC. The Commission is engaged in further review of the Federal sector EEO complaint process in order to improve its quality and efficiency. The current rulemaking constitutes the Commission's initial step in that review. The Commission will consider additional reforms, including, but not limited to, regulatory changes.

Effective September 24, 2012. Thomas J. Schlageter, Assistant Legal Counsel, Kathleen Oram, Senior Attorney, or Gary Hozempa, Senior Attorney, Office of Legal Counsel, 202-663-4640 (voice), 202-663-7026 (TTY). (These are not toll free numbers.) This notice is also available in the following formats: Large print, braille, audio tape, and electronic file on computer disk. Requests for this notice in an alternative format should be made to EEOC's Publications Center at 1- 800-669-3362 (voice) or 1-800-800-3302 (TTY). Administrative Practice and Procedure Age Discrimination Equal Employment Opportunity Government Employees Individuals with Disabilities Race Discrimination Religious Discrimination Sex Discrimination Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity , Vol. 77, no. 143 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2012-07-25 continuing daily deposited born digital 230 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-07-25 P0b002ee182fc543e 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr25jy12 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2012-07-25 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-07-25/pdf/FR-2012-07-25.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2012-07-25/xml/FR-2012-07-25.xml fdlp 43487 43707 DGPO 2012-07-26 2024-06-03 FR-2012-07-25 machine generated eng FR FR-2012-07-25 77 143