Equal Opportunity Programs Division
DNFSB is committed to the principles of equal opportunity in all its programs, policies, and practices and promotes diversity and inclusion in its workforce as well as in its programs and activities.
If you are a Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) employee or job applicant the law protects you from discrimination because of your race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and Pregnancy), national origin, age (40 and older), disability or genetic information. The law also protects you from retaliation if you oppose employment discrimination, file a complaint of discrimination, or participate in the EEO compliant process (even if the compliant is not yours).
DNFSB wants you to know that we are continuing to protect your rights under Title VII non-discriminatory employment laws, during the COVID-19 crisis while ensuring that all of our activities are consistent with public health guidelines. The DNFSB remains closed at its physical offices to the public and implemented agency-wide expanded telework. If you feel your rights have been violated or desiring to file and EEO compliant, please contact the EEO office at (202) 631-1824 or email Dr . Butler-Guerrier @ EEOInfo@dnfsb.gov.
The EEO office manages and administers three major programs: 1. Complaint Processing, 2. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and, 3. Affirmative Employment. This office develops and implements policies, procedures, programs, and initiatives under a host of EO mandates, and Executive Orders (EO), in accordance with the Title VII/Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 1614 Section 105 (29 CFR 1614.105).
CIVIL Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion.FEDERAL EEO COMPLAINT PROCESSING PROCEDURES
Under Title VII/29CFR/1214, the Board develops Agency policy on matters such as:
PDF Anti-Harassment Policy Statement
FY 2021-2025 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan
Anti-Harassment Policy Statement
The DNFSB’s Anti-Harassment Program helps the Agency to address harassing conduct that Title VII and related employment non-discrimination statutes seek to outlaw. However, the AHP goes beyond the floor-level requirements of harassment as defined under Title VII to address inappropriate or offensive workplace conduct at the earliest possible level, before it reaches the level of legally impermissible harassment. Ultimately, the AHP assists the Agency not only in fulfilling its management obligations but also serves as an important means of facilitating the diverse, inclusive, and welcoming workplaces DNFSB strives to maintain.
Accessibility: Notice of Rights
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 794d).
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 508) requires all electronic and information technology (also referred to as information and communication technology or ICT) that is developed, procured, maintained, or used by a federal agency to be accessible to people with disabilities. Examples of ICT include web sites, telephones, multimedia devices, and copiers. Access available to individuals with disabilities must be comparable to access available to others. Standards for Section 508 compliance are developed and maintained by the United States Access Board. Further information about the Access Board's standards and Section 508 generally may be found at www.section508.gov.
If you have questions about the EEOC's Section 508 program supporting ICT, e-mail eeoinfo@dnfsb.gov. For information about filing a complaint against the DNFSB under Section 508, contact the Office of Equal Opportunity at (202) 631-1824 or email eeoinfo@dnfsb.gov.
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§ 4151--57)
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds. The Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ABA. The Access Board's accessibility standards are available on their website at www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-aba-standards, and information about filing a complaint may be found at www.access-board.gov/aba-enforcement/file-a-complaint.