Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019
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The Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2019 is a U.S. law that strengthens protections, reporting requirements, and accountability measures related to discrimination and retaliation against federal employees.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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antidiscrimination law → labor and employment law → |
| aimsTo |
deter discrimination in federal workplaces
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improve enforcement of antidiscrimination laws in federal agencies → increase transparency of discrimination complaint outcomes → protect whistleblowers from retaliation → |
| amends |
No FEAR Act of 2002
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| appliesTo |
federal agencies
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federal employees → federal job applicants → |
| country |
United States
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| enforcedBy |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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federal agencies’ EEO offices → |
| focusesOn |
accountability for discrimination
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employment discrimination → reporting requirements for discrimination → retaliation → |
| implements |
disciplinary accountability mechanisms for substantiated discrimination
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enhanced data collection on discrimination complaints → public disclosure of certain discrimination findings → |
| legalDomain |
administrative law
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civil rights law → |
| objective |
ensure federal agencies are held accountable for discrimination and retaliation
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promote a discrimination-free federal workplace → |
| regulates |
federal agency handling of EEO complaints
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federal agency reporting to Congress on discrimination → |
| relatedTo |
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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federal whistleblower protection statutes → |
| requires |
federal agencies to notify employees of rights and protections against discrimination
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federal agencies to post certain discrimination findings online → federal agencies to provide training on antidiscrimination and whistleblower protections → federal agencies to report more detailed data on discrimination complaints → federal agencies to track disciplinary actions related to discrimination → |
| scope |
executive branch agencies
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federal civilian workforce → |
| sector |
public sector employment
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| strengthens |
agency accountability for discrimination findings
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protections against discrimination for federal employees → protections against retaliation for federal employees → transparency in federal equal employment opportunity processes → |
| targets |
discrimination based on protected characteristics in federal employment
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retaliation for participating in EEO processes → retaliation for whistleblowing in federal agencies → |
Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
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includesNamedAct |