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Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020 Report

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) embraces Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. The core of equal employment opportunity is the right to work, and advance based on merit, ability, and potential, free from prejudice or discrimination. EEO covers all human capital and employment programs, management practices, and decisions including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, merit promotions, transfers, reassignments, training, career development, benefits, and separations.

Consistent with federal law, USDA prohibits discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, or protected EEO activity. Further, acts of retaliation against an employee who engages in protected activity or the exercise of any appeal or grievance right provided by law will not be tolerated in our workplace. The USDA supports the decision of its employees to exercise all available rights under all Civil Rights statutes.

The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020 requires that Notifications of Violation regarding findings of discrimination be posted publicly for a minimum of one year. USDA EEO findings of discrimination are listed in the table below:

Name of Agency

Organization Issuing Finding of Discrimination or Retaliation

Date of Finding

Disciplinary Action Yes/No/Pending

Law Violated

Date of Posting on USDA Website

Notice

FNS EEOC 05/22/2023 Under review

Rehabilitation Act of 1973

8/16/2023 FNS Notice 1 (PDF, 233 KB)
FNS EEOC 03/29/2024 Pending Title VII of the Civil Rights Act 9/06/2024 FNS Notice 2 (PDF, 109 KB)
FSIS USDA 2/22/2023 No Rehab Act 8/16/23 FSIS Notice 5 (PDF, 218 KB)

FPAC-BC

EEOC

6/24/2022

No

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act

Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)

4/04/2023

Not Available

OCFO EEOC 09/26/2023 Yes

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII)

Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA)

3/7/2024 OCFO Notice 2 (PDF, 73.0 KB)

RD

Office of Federal Operations (OFO)

10/17/2023

Yes

The Rehabilitation Act

12/13/2023

RD Notice (PDF, 166 KB)