[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 24, Volume 1] [Revised as of April 1, 2006] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 24CFR7.1] [Page 113-114] TITLE 24--HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT PART 7_EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY; POLICY, PROCEDURES AND PROGRAMS --Table of Contents Subpart A_Equal Employment Opportunity Without Regard to Race, Color Religion, Sex, National Origin, Age, Disability or Reprisal Sec. 7.1 Policy. Subpart A_Equal Employment Opportunity Without Regard to Race, Color, Religion, Sex, National Origin, Age, Disability or Reprisal General Provisions Sec. 7.1 Policy. 7.2 Definitions. 7.3 Designations. 7.4 Equal employment opportunity programs. 7.5 EEO Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. Responsibilities 7.10 Responsibilities of the Director of EEO. 7.11 Responsibilities of the EEO Officers. 7.12 Responsibilities of the EEO Counselors. 7.13 Responsibilities of the Assistant Secretary for Administration. 7.14 Responsibilities of the Office of Human Resources. 7.15 Responsibilities of managers and supervisors. 7.16 Responsibilities of employees. Pre-Complaint Processing 7.25 Pre-complaint processing. 7.26 EEO Alternative Dispute Resolution Program. Complaints 7.30 Presentation of complaint. 7.31 Who may file a complaint, with whom filed, and time limits. 7.32 Representation and official time. 7.33 Contents of the complaints. 7.34 Acceptability. 7.35 Processing. 7.36 Hearing. 7.37 Final action. 7.38 Appeals. Other Complaint and Appeal Procedures 7.39 Negotiated grievance, MSPB appeal and administrative grievance procedures. Remedies, Enforcement and Compliance 7.40 Remedies and enforcement. 7.41 Compliance with EEOC final decisions. 7.42 Enforcement of EEOC final decisions. 7.43 Settlement agreements. 7.44 Interim relief. Statistics and Reporting Requirements 7.45 EEO group statistics and reports. Subpart B [Reserved] Authority: 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 633a, 791 and 794; 42 U.S.C. 2000e note, 2000e-16, 42 U.S.C. 3535(d); E.O. 11478 of Aug. 8, 1969; 34 FR 19285, Aug. 12, 1969; E.O. 10577, 3 CFR 1954-1958; E.O. 11222, 3 CFR 1964-1965. Source: 66 FR 20564, Apr. 23, 2001, unless otherwise noted. General Provisions The Department's equal employment opportunity policy conforms with the policies expressed in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d-2000d-4); the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-166, approved November 21, 1991); Executive Order 11478 of 1969 (34 FR 12985, 3 CFR 1966-1970 Comp., p. 803); the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (29 U.S.C. 206d); sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791, 794); the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); Executive Order 13087 of 1998 (63 FR 30097); and the EEOC's implementing regulations, codified at 29 CFR part 1614. It is HUD's policy to provide equality of opportunity in employment in the Department for all persons; to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability in all aspects of its personnel policies, programs, practices, and operations and in all its working conditions and relationships [[Page 114]] with current or former employees and applicants for employment; to prohibit discrimination against any employee because he or she has made a charge, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing concerning an equal employment opportunity complaint; and to promote the full realization of equal opportunity in employment through continuing programs of equal employment opportunity at every level within the Department. Procedures for filing EEO claims are found in the EEOC regulations at 29 CFR part 1614. HUD is committed to promoting equal employment opportunity through the removal of barriers and by positive actions at every level, including the early resolution of EEO disputes. [69 FR 62172, Oct. 22, 2004]