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 2016_register executive 2016-08-17 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f497c3 D09002ee1c7f49b8e United States General Services Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency In recent years, a number of Federal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Education (ED), and the Department of Justice (DOJ), have all interpreted prohibitions against sex discrimination under various Federal civil rights laws and regulations. GSA has reviewed these interpretations and agency determinations, and is issuing a Federal Management Regulation (FMR) bulletin to clarify that the nondiscrimination requirement includes gender identity as a prohibited basis of discrimination under the existing prohibition of sex discrimination for any facility under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of GSA. 81 FR 55148 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-18/2016-19450 2016-19450 fr18au16-5 6820-14-P Notice-MA-2016-05 Docket No: 2016-0002 Sequence No. 19 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-18/2016-19450 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-18/html/2016-19450.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-18/pdf/2016-19450.pdf 2 p. 55148 55149 81 FR 55148 Title 41 Part 74 41 CFR Part 74 Federal Management Regulation; Nondiscrimination Clarification in the Federal Workplace; Federal Register Vol. 81, Issue RULE 2016-19450 GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION 2016-08-18 Notice-MA-2016-05 Docket No: 2016-0002 Sequence No. 19 6820-14-P 2016-19450 Issuance of bulletin.

In recent years, a number of Federal agencies, including the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Education (ED), and the Department of Justice (DOJ), have all interpreted prohibitions against sex discrimination under various Federal civil rights laws and regulations. GSA has reviewed these interpretations and agency determinations, and is issuing a Federal Management Regulation (FMR) bulletin to clarify that the nondiscrimination requirement includes gender identity as a prohibited basis of discrimination under the existing prohibition of sex discrimination for any facility under the jurisdiction, custody, or control of GSA.

Effective date: August 18, 2016. Mr. Dennis Oden, Director, Civil Rights Programs Division (AKB), Office of Civil Rights, 202-417-5711, or by email at dennis.oden@gsa.gov. Federal Management Regulation; Nondiscrimination Clarification in the Federal Workplace , dennis.oden@gsa.gov https://www.eeoc.gov/decisions/0120133080.pdf https://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/newsroom/wysk/enforcement_protections_lgbt_workers.cfm https://www.justice.gov/file/188671/download https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/diversity-and-inclusion/reference-materials/addressing-sexual-orientation-and-gender-identity-discrimination-in-federal-civilian-employment.pdf www.ed.gov/ocr/letters/colleague-201605-title-ix-transgender.pdf Vol. 81, no. 160 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2016-08-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 251 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-18 P0b002ee190b76758 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18au16 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2016-08-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-18/pdf/FR-2016-08-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2016-08-18/xml/FR-2016-08-18.xml fdlp 55105 55349 DGPO 2016-08-17 2024-06-01 FR-2016-08-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2016-08-18 81 160