Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 42 : Section 2000e-16a


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 2000e-16a. Short title; purpose; definition

    (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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