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 2022_register executive 2022-04-07 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1e356855e D09002ee1e35685e4 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Office of the Secretary originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This Notification is to inform the public that, consistent with the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), beginning April 7, 2022, will interpret the prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex that is codified in Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. DOL will continue to interpret and enforce Section 188's prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex to include discrimination on the basis of gender identity and transgender status. This interpretation will guide DOL's Civil Rights Center in processing complaints and conducting investigations and compliance reviews, but does not determine the outcome in any particular case or set of facts. 87 FR 20321 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-04-07/2022-07290 2022-07290 fr07ap22-6 4510-04-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-04-07/2022-07290 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-04-07/html/2022-07290.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-04-07/pdf/2022-07290.pdf 2 p. 20321 20322 87 FR 20321 Title 29 Part 38 29 CFR Part 38 Notification of Interpretation of Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; Federal Register Vol. 87, Issue RULE 2022-07290 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary 2022-04-07 4510-04-P 2022-07290 Notification of interpretation.

This Notification is to inform the public that, consistent with the Supreme Court's 2020 decision in Bostock v. Clayton County and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), beginning April 7, 2022, will interpret the prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex that is codified in Section 188 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. DOL will continue to interpret and enforce Section 188's prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex to include discrimination on the basis of gender identity and transgender status. This interpretation will guide DOL's Civil Rights Center in processing complaints and conducting investigations and compliance reviews, but does not determine the outcome in any particular case or set of facts.

This notification is effective April 7, 2022. Naomi Barry-Perez, Director, Civil Rights Center, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210. Interpretation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/centers-offices/civil-rights-center/external/how-to-file-complaint https://www.justice.gov/crt/page/file/1383026/download https://www.justice.gov/file/1423496/download Vol. 87, no. 67 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2022-04-07 continuing daily deposited born digital 430 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-04-07 P0b002ee1b4c6c3d1 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr07ap22 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2022-04-07 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-04-07/pdf/FR-2022-04-07.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-04-07/xml/FR-2022-04-07.xml fdlp 20267 20688 DGPO 2022-04-07 2026-06-24 FR-2022-04-07 machine generated eng FR FR-2022-04-07 87 67