No FEAR Act of 2002

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The No FEAR Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law designed to hold agencies accountable for violations of antidiscrimination and whistleblower protection laws by requiring greater transparency, notification, and financial consequences for such misconduct.

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No FEAR Act 1
No FEAR Act amendments 1
No FEAR Act of 2002 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law
anti-discrimination law
whistleblower protection law
aimsTo deter discrimination in federal employment
deter retaliation against whistleblowers in federal employment
appliesTo executive branch federal agencies
bindingOn U.S. federal agencies
surface form: United States federal agencies
country United States of America
surface form: United States
enactedBy United States Congress
enforcementContext federal civil rights enforcement
federal whistleblower protection enforcement
focusesOn agency accountability
federal employee rights
transparency in complaint handling
fullName Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002
goal to improve compliance with existing antidiscrimination laws
to improve compliance with existing whistleblower protection laws
imposes financial consequences on agencies that engage in discrimination or retaliation
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalEffect enhances employee awareness of rights and protections
increases agency financial responsibility for discrimination and retaliation cases
promotes transparency in federal civil rights enforcement
mechanism reimbursement of the federal Judgment Fund by responsible agencies
presidentAtEnactment George W. Bush
primaryPurpose to hold federal agencies accountable for violations of antidiscrimination laws
to hold federal agencies accountable for violations of whistleblower protection laws
to increase transparency regarding federal agency discrimination and retaliation cases
to require federal agencies to reimburse the Judgment Fund for discrimination and retaliation judgments and settlements
publicLawNumber Public Law 107-174
relatedTo Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Whistleblower Protection Act
federal employment discrimination law
requires federal agencies to post complaint data on public websites
federal agencies to provide notice to employees of their rights under antidiscrimination laws
federal agencies to provide notice to employees of their rights under whistleblower protection laws
federal agencies to report data on discrimination and retaliation complaints
federal agencies to train employees on rights and remedies under antidiscrimination and whistleblower laws
requiresReportingTo United States Congress
surface form: Congress

the public via agency websites
sector public sector employment
shortName No FEAR Act of 2002 self-linksurface differs
surface form: No FEAR Act
signedBy George W. Bush
subjectMatter antidiscrimination in federal employment
federal agency financial liability for judgments and settlements
protection of federal whistleblowers
yearEnacted 2002

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111th United States Congress passes No FEAR Act of 2002
this entity surface form: No FEAR Act amendments
No FEAR Act of 2002 shortName No FEAR Act of 2002 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: No FEAR Act