New Congressional Workplace Rights Poster
The Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR) has redesigned the notice of congressional workplace rights and protections and is providing it to legislative branch offices for posting. The Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) requires offices, including district and state offices, to display a notice that describes the rights, protections, and procedures available to congressional staff concerning violations of the CAA, as well as the contact information for the OCWR.
Effective on December 20, 2021, the Fair Chance to Compete for Jobs Act of 2019 (FCA) will be applied to the legislative branch by the CAA. The FCA expands the protections of the CAA and prohibits employing offices from asking most job applicants about their criminal history prior to extending conditional offers of employment. 2 U.S.C. § 1316b (CAA SEC. 216b). The FCA is included in the latest workplace rights poster from the OCWR. Contact the OCWR for a poster, or go to ocwr.gov to download one.
January 27, 2022 Training on the CAA
12:00 p.m. for a pop-up training webinar on the CAA. This webinar will explain the OCWR’s role in administering and enforcing the CAA; review the rights and responsibilities of covered legislative branch employees under the CAA; outline the OCWR’s administrative dispute resolution process for resolving claims; and examine harassment, discrimination, intimidation, and reprisal, and the legal prohibitions on such conduct in the workplace. Preregistration for this webinar is recommended as certificates of attendance will be distributed after completion of the program.
Note: This training does not count toward the mandatory workplace rights training requirement
for House Members, Officers, full-/part-time staff, interns, detailees or fellows.
Register for the webinar here.
