The Congressional Accountability Act
The rights and protections of legislative branch employees under the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), and the process to assert those rights, are outlined in this informative video.
CAA Short Topic Modules
These short video segments provide information for legislative branch employees on specific protections of the CAA.
Module 1: Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace
Module 2: Harassment in the Workplace
Module 3: Protection Against Reprisal or Intimidation for Exercising Workplace Rights
Module 4: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Module 5: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in the Workplace
Module 6: Additional Rights in the Workplace
Module 7: The OCWR Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Process
Module 8: Ensuring Safety and Accessibility in the Legislative Branch
Reform in Action Summit (November 2019)
Learn from the Experts
As a result of the CAA Reform Act, a statutory Confidential Advisor is available at no cost to covered employees in the legislative branch. These video segments provide an overview of the administrative dispute resolution process. The information was presented during the Reform in Action Summit in November 2019.
Preliminary Review and Hearings
Public Access
The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) provides employees and members of the public with disabilities resources to understand and exercise their rights to accessibility in the legislative branch. To help employing offices meet their responsibilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as applied by the CAA, the OCWR provides a video tutorial on public accessibility.