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29 CFR § 1614.101 - General policy.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s1614.101"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "29 CFR § 1614.101 - General policy."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "1614.101"
section_name: "General policy."
chapter_name: "EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION"
part_number: "1614"
part_name: "FEDERAL SECTOR EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "29 U.S.C. 206(d), 633a, 791 and 794a; 42 U.S.C. 2000e-16, 2000ff-6(e), and 2000gg-2(e); E.O. 10577, 3 CFR, 1954-1958 Comp., p. 218; E.O. 11222, 3 CFR, 1964-1965 Comp., p. 306; E.O. 11478, 3 CFR, 1969 Comp., p. 133; E.O. 12106, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 263; Reorg. Plan No. 1 of 1978, 3 CFR, 1978 Comp., p. 321."
regulatory_source: "57 FR 12646, Apr. 10, 1992, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "1614"
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# 1614.101 General policy.

(a) It is the policy of the Government of the United States to provide equal opportunity in employment for all persons, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race; color; religion; sex; national origin; age; disability; genetic information; or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and to promote the full realization of equal employment opportunity through a continuing affirmative program in each agency.

(b) No person shall be subject to retaliation for opposing any practice made unlawful by title VII of the Civil Rights Act (title VII) (42 U.S.C. 2000e *et seq.*), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. 621 *et seq.*), the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d)), the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 791 *et seq.*), the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) (42 U.S.C. 2000ff *et seq.*), or the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) (42 U.S.C. 2000gg *et seq.*) or for participating in any stage of administrative or judicial proceedings under those statutes.

[89 FR 11171, Feb. 14, 2024]