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The Congressional Accountability Act

The rights and protections of legislative branch employees under the Congressional Accountability Act, and the process to assert those rights, are outlined in this informative video.

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The latest Occupational Safety and Health Fast Fact is available.

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Protections for Nursing Mothers in the Congressional Workplace

Find out more about the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP Act).

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Know Your Rights Brochure

The Know Your Rights in the Legislative Branch brochure is available for download or hard copies may be picked up.

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Notice of Congressional Workplace Rights

The most recent Notice of Congressional Workplace Rights is available for download or hard copies may be picked up.

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The OCWR’s Secure Online Claims Reporting and Tracking E-filing System (SOCRATES) web application will be unavailable from 5 to 8 p.m. August 7.

To electronically file a claim form with the OCWR, please download and complete the claim form available at https://www.ocwr.gov/wp-content/uploads/Claim-Form-2024-Remediated.pdf and send the completed form by email to OCWRefile@ocwr.gov. (You also may file the completed claim form with the OCWR Clerk’s office via mail, fax, or personal delivery.)

If you have not received an email confirming that the OCWR Clerk’s office has docketed your claim within two business days of electronic filing or filing by fax or personal delivery (or seven days if filing by mail), please contact the Clerk’s office. For such an inquiry, or to otherwise inquire about the status of any claim, you can contact the Clerk’s office via email at OCWRefile@ocwr.gov or by telephone at 202-897-7169.