Upcoming
February 2025: Recognizing and Preventing Discrimination and Harassment
This training module outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered staff and offices of the legislative branch under the CAA. Additionally, this training outlines the OCWR administrative dispute resolution process and the necessary deadlines for covered employees to file a claim. It also examines different types of harassment and discrimination and the legal prohibitions on […]
Loper Bright in Action: Judicial Review of Agency Actions
The Office of the General Counsel will give a Brown Bag Lunch presentation for legislative branch counsel, discussing the impact of Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo. To learn more, please contact the OCWR at OCWRtraining@ocwr.gov. Include “Brown Bag” in the subject line.
March 2025: The Congressional Accountability Act
This training session explains the role of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and […]
March 2025: Bystander Intervention (In-Person Training Session)
This in-person training session will be held in the West Dining Room (Room LM-621) on the sixth floor of the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress. When in the presence of offensive conduct, bystanders may, for a variety of reasons, choose not to get involved; this is known as the “bystander effect.” […]
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January 2025: Civility and Resilience
Civility in the Workplace The legislative branch employs over 30,000 employees of varied experiences and backgrounds. This training module reviews the core concept of workplace civility, its related concepts, and its institutional benefits; examines specific civil behaviors and conflict management practices in multiple workplace environments; and proposes strategies to create, foster, and maintain civility in […]
December 2024: The Congressional Accountability Act
This training session explains the role of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and […]
November 2024: The Congressional Accountability Act
This training session explains the role of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and […]
October 2024: The Congressional Accountability Act
This training session explains the role of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and […]
October 28, 2024: Civility and Resilience (In-Person Training Sessions)
These one-hour in-person training sessions will be held in the West Dining Room (Room LM-621) on the sixth floor of the James Madison Memorial Building of the Library of Congress. Registrants can sign up to attend one or both sessions by clicking the registration button on the right. Civility The legislative branch employs over 30,000 […]
Cancelled: October 21, 2024: Civility and Resilience (In-Person Training Sessions)
Due to planned activities on Capitol Hill, the in-person trainings on Civility and Resilience scheduled for October 21, 2024 in the Capitol Visitor Center have been cancelled. Registrants are encouraged to sign up for the October 28, 2024 session in the James Madison Building of the Library of Congress. The October 21 session will be […]
Federal Case Law Update
The Office of the General Counsel will give a Brown Bag Lunch presentation for legislative branch counsel, discussing recent federal cases involving CAA-applied statutes. To learn more, please contact the OCWR at OCWRtraining@ocwr.gov. Include “Brown Bag” in the subject line.
September 2024: The Congressional Accountability Act
This training session explains the role of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and […]
August 2024: The Congressional Accountability Act
This training session explains the role of the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) in administering and enforcing the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA), outlines the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA (including the protections against harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal), and sets forth the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution procedures and […]