About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 1 (November 16, 2017)

handle is hein.crs/govcgxs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: FF. : riES- - $rh ,i . , mppm qq\ p\w -- , gn'a', go I as 11LIANJILiN, November 16, 2017 Office of Compliance: Background Information The Office of Compliance (OOC) was established by the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (CAA), which was the first bill enacted in the 104th Congress. It was introduced on January 4, 1995, and passed the Senate with amendments by a vote of 98-1 on January 11 (S. 2). The House passed the bill on January 17 with a vote of 390-0. It was signed into law on January 23, 1995 (P.L. 104-1). The OOC is led by an executive director, who is appointed by a five-member Board of Directors. The members of the Board of Directors are appointed jointly by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the majority leader of the Senate, and the minority leaders in both chambers. By law, the OOC also has Deputy Executive Directors for the Senate and for the House, and a General Counsel. C:eCAA The OOC administers the CAA, which applies certain labor, civil rights, and workplace laws (or selected provisions of these laws) to the legislative branch, including: * The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (P.L. 90-202, 29 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); * The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (P.L. 101- 336, 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.); * Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352, 42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.); * The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-347, 29 U.S.C. 2001 et seq.); * The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); * The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-3, 29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.); * Chapter 71 (relating to federal service labor- management relations) of Title 5 of the U.S. Code; * The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-596, 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.); * The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-112, 29 U.S.C. 701 et seq.); * Chapter 43 (relating to veterans' employment and reemployment) of Title 38 of the U.S. Code; * The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (P.L. 100-379, 29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.); and, * The Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-339; 2 U.S.C. 1316a). The CAA applies to employees of the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Capitol Police, the Congressional Budget Office, the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Office of the Attending Physician, the Office of Congressional Accessibility Services, and the OOC. The CAA covers congressional employees working in district or state offices as well as those in Washington, DC. Certain entities may be exempt from specific provisions. Under the act, for example, some employing offices, including Member and committee offices, retain discretion over certain workplace policies, such as work schedules and vacation. These employing offices may also consider factors such as (1) party affiliation; (2) domicile; or (3) political compatibility with the employing office in employment decisions (2 U.S.C. § 1432). Certain provisions may apply to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) and the Library of Congress, although these agencies may also be covered by these employment-related laws directly, through other laws, or through internal procedures (CAA §230). &k.vn~d kh OQC In addition to the CAA, employment policies in the House, Senate, and other legislative branch agencies and offices may be influenced by additional standards or requirements established by other laws or through internal processes. Similarly, these covered entities may have internal offices that also provide resources and information to employing offices. In particular, the Office of House Employment Counsel and the Senate Chief Counsel for Employment also provide assistance and training to the House and Senate, respectively, regarding employment laws and procedures. Fu'ncP' ,g cJf k~h C0K2 Funding for the OOC is provided in the annual legislative branch appropriations acts. Figure 1 provides information on the budget authority of the OOC since its establishment. The FY2017 funding level of $3.96 million supports approximately 22 full-time equivalent employees (FTEs). .O 'T

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Short-term subscription options include 24 hours, 48 hours, or 1 week to HeinOnline.

Purchase Access

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most