Note: Single-source report; awaiting corroboration.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is committed to promoting equal employment opportunity (EEO) and ensuring fair treatment for all employees and applicants based on merit. The CDC prohibits denial of equal employment opportunity, harassment, retaliation for protected EEO activity, and denial of equal pay based on race, color, national origin, religion, disability, medical condition, genetic information, sex, age, or other prohibited factors as defined by federal law.
Individuals wishing to file an EEO complaint must contact an EEO counselor in the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (OEEO) within 45 calendar days of the most recent incident of discrimination or retaliation. Missing this deadline may result in dismissal of the complaint.
The Elijah E. Cummings Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2020, which amends the No FEAR Act of 2002, strengthens federal anti-discrimination enforcement and expands accountability within federal agencies such as the CDC. Under Section 1133 of the Cummings Act, the CDC is required to post notifications of any discrimination findings against it on its public website for at least one year. These notifications must include the date of the finding, the dates of each discriminatory act, the laws violated, and inform employees of their rights and protections under civil rights laws.