Statute · United States Code
42 U.S.C. § 2000e–16a — Short title; purpose; definition
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16a
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- United States Code
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 2026-11-03
(a) Short title Sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title may be cited as the “Government Employee Rights Act of 1991”. (b) Purpose The purpose of sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title is to provide procedures to protect the rights of certain government employees, with respect to their public employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. (c) “Violation” defined For purposes of sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title, the term “violation” means a practice that violates section 2000e–16b(a) of this title.
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42 U.S.C. § 2000e–16a — Short title; purpose; definition is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) Short title Sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title may be cited as the “Government Employee Rights Act of 1991”. (b) Purpose The purpose of sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title is to provide procedures to protect the rights of certain government employees, with respect to their public employment, to be free of discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability. (c) “Violation” defined For purposes of sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title, the term “violation” means a practice that violates section 2000e–16b(a) of this title.