EEO Representation
WFP addresses civil rights violations through member representation, education, and mobilization. We are staffed with a Supervisory Attorney, EEO Attorneys, and a Legal Assistant. Attorneys are assigned to individual Agencies and Districts. Members may request representation in their EEO cases from the attorneys in the Fair Practices Department. Requests for representation can be made by filling out this form and sending a hardcopy of a Report of Investigation and other case-related documents to WFP. More information about the criteria for representation can be found here.
Attorneys are also available to provide EEO training to locals, councils, and districts. To request training, please email [email protected] or call 202-639-4006.
If you would like to find out how you can receive assistance from the Fair Practices Department, please contact us by emailing [email protected] or calling 202-639-4006.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the concept that employment decisions are required to be based upon valid job-related requirements without regard to protected statuses, such as race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or reprisal for protected EEO activity.
Applicants and employees of the District of Columbia and the Federal Government are protected from discrimination based on these protected statuses by several federal laws. These laws include Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Americans With Disabilities Act and its Amendments Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, and the Equal Pay Act.
D.C. Government employees have additional protections under laws such as District of Columbia Human Rights Act of 1977, District of Columbia Family and Medical Leave Act, District of Columbia Parental Leave Act, and District of Columbia Language Access Act of 2004. These laws prohibit discrimination against applicants and employees of the D.C. government based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identify, family responsibilities, political affiliation, disability, matriculation, genetic information, and credit information. For more information about protected traits under DC Human Rights laws, please click here.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces the federal statutes. The D.C. Office of Human Rights enforces the D.C. Human Rights Statutes.
For more information on religious discrimination in the workplace, visit the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) - Workplace Rights Federal Agency Toolkit.
EEO Online Courses
In collaboration with AFGE’s Field Services and Education Department, WFP offers online EEO courses about WFP, federally protected classes, processes and timelines, diversity and inclusion, theories of discrimination, burdens of proof, remedies in EEO matters, DC protected classes, and DC filing processes and deadlines. Check out these online EEO courses.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Unfair treatment due to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual harassment, gender identity, sex stereotyping, and LGBTQ), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or protected EEO activity.
Harassment by managers, coworkers, or others in the workplace because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual harassment, gender identity, sex stereotyping, and LGBTQ), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or protected EEO activity.
Denial of religious accommodation based on an employee's religious belief.
Denial of reasonable accommodation based on an employee's disability.
For more information, please visit www.eeoc.gov.
D.C. Office of Human Rights (OHR)
The District of Columbia Office of Human Rights (OHR) works to combat discrimination, increase equal opportunity and protect human rights for individuals who live or work in the District of Columbia. The Office enforces local and federal human rights laws by providing a legal process to those who believe they have been discriminated against. OHR also enforces human rights in D.C. through Director's Inquiries, which allow it to identify and investigate practices and policies that may be discriminatory.
For more information, please visit www.ohr.dc.gov.
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