Legal analysis of E.O. 13087 to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in federal employment / Charles V. Dale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Charles V., author.

Series:

CRS report for Congress.

CRS report for Congress

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (10 pages).

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress, [1998]

Summary:

E.O. 13087 amends a nearly 30 year-old executive order, E.O. 11478, to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in most federal civilian employment along with the other forms of bias covered by the earlier order. The nondiscrimination and "affirmative program of equal employment opportunity" requirement of the executive order extends to "every aspect of personnel policy and practice in employment, development, advancement, and treatment of civilian employees of the federal government." It applies to civilian employment by the executive branch, including the military departments, and sundry other agencies but does not cover the uniformed military. In addition, although it purports to apply to legislative and judicial branch entities "having positions in the competitive service," relatively few such positions exist outside the executive branch, and E.O. 11478 has been judicially held not to apply to noncompetitive and excepted service personnel. This report will be updated as events warrant.

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