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Office of Equal Employment Opportunity

 

The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity is responsible for ensuring that all employees and applicants for employment are provided equal opportunities at FMCS, and a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.
 

FMCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity is primarily responsible for enforcing laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination based on race, gender, religion, age, color, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, and reprisal.

FMCS encourages applications from persons with disabilities, and will reasonably accommodate the needs of those persons.  Persons with disabilities who require assistive technology (such as a Braille reader, a large print, or TTY) to access information about our services should email us at eeo@fmcs.gov or write to us at:

FMCS Office of Equal Employment Opportunity
2100 K Street Northwest
Washington, DC 20427
 
Complaints of Employment Discrimination
 
If you believe you have been unlawfully discriminated against by FMCS or its officials, you must contact the FMCS EEO Director or an EEO Counselor  within 45 days of the alleged discriminatory incident, the effective date a personnel action or the date you gained knowledge of an alleged discriminatory action.  
 
For information about the complaint process, including the administrative and judicial remedies, go to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) regulations at 29 CFR 1614.   You may contact the EEOC by calling 1-800-669-4000 or (202) 663-4900
 
Disciplinary Actions
 
Discriminatory or retaliatory conduct by an employee while performing official duties can lead to disciplinary action up to, and including, termination.
 
No Fear Act
 
The primary purpose of the No Fear Act of 2002 is to improve Federal agency accountability for violations of the anti-discrimination and whistleblower protection laws related to employment, and to ensure that employees, applicants for employment, and former employees know their rights under antidiscrimination laws and the Whistleblower Protection Act.
 
 
 
For information about the whistleblower protections laws go to the Office of Special Counsel website at www.osc.gov
For information about antidiscrimination laws go to the federal sector section of the EEOC website at www.eeoc.gov
 
 
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