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Office of Federal Operations Appeals

The Office of Federal Operations is the appellate branch of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The Office of Federal Operations handles appeals of Final Decisions issued by federal agencies and final decisions issued by EEOC Administrative Judges.

Jennifer Duke

February 4, 2016

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The EEOC: Federal Complaint Process

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, more commonly known as the "EEOC" is the federal agency that handles complaints of discrimination in the workplace. The EEOC handles complaints of employment discrimination and reprisal in both the public sector and the federal government. However, the processes for handling complaints are different.

Jennifer Duke

February 3, 2016

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Administrative Agencies Series Introduction

Different Administrative Agencies handle claims of discrimination, prohibited personnel practices, and violations of merit systems principles. The Administrative Agency that will handle your claim depends on the type of claim you are making and where you are in the process of your claim.

Jennifer Duke

January 28, 2016

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Proving Your Claim of a Hostile Work Environment

Proving that you are being harassed and working in a hostile work environment can be a difficult task. What may seem clearly hostile or harassing to you, may be viewed as just a joke by a coworker or supervisor. Each employee brings his or her own set of experiences and views to the office, which impact how that employee relates to his or her coworkers.

Jennifer Duke

January 27, 2016

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Retaliation for Reporting Discrimination is Prohibited

Retaliation for filing a claim of discrimination, harassment, hostile work environment, or prohibited personnel practices is prohibited. Each of the laws protecting federal employees from discrimination also protects employees from being retaliated against for reporting discrimination.

Jennifer Duke

January 21, 2016

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Rehabilitation Act Protection for Disabled Employees

The Rehabilitation Act protects disabled federal employees from discrimination on the basis of their disabilities and requires federal agencies to provide reasonable accommodations for disabled federal employees, so long as the employee is otherwise qualified for his or her position.

Jennifer Duke

January 20, 2016

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Disparate Treatment Discrimination

Disparate Treatment is one of many theories of discrimination, and is most likely the theory or type of discrimination you are most familiar with. An employee is subjected to disparate treatment when he or she suffers an adverse action based on a protected class, and other employees outside of his or her protected class are not subjected to the same action.

Jennifer Duke

January 12, 2016

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Laws Prohibiting Employment Discrimination

Employment discrimination is prohibited by law. However, there is not one overarching law prohibiting discrimination. Instead, multiple laws prevent employment discrimination. The law that protects you depends on the type of discrimination you are facing.

Jennifer Duke

January 10, 2016

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Possible Changes Coming to the Federal Security Clearance Process

A Federal Security Clearance entitles the holder of the security clearance to access sensitive and protected information. The type and amount of information a security clearance holder can access is entirely dependent on the level of clearance held, and for many federal jobs, the ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance is a requirement of the job.

Jennifer Duke

December 18, 2015

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115 West Peachtree Pl. N.W. Unit 1
Atlanta, Georgia 30313