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Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 28, 2026. Comments closed on September 28, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) proposes revising Federal sector EEO complaint rules to streamline processing, improve effectiveness, and implement the Cummings Act. The rule would end mandatory pre complaint counseling and remove the option to request administrative judge proceedings before a final agency decision. Complainants could seek such proceedings only on appeal, and the EEOC would order them only when necessary or efficient. The rule would bar administrative class complaint adjudication while preserving putative class assertions for exhaustion. The rule also allows joint processing of related individual complaints and updates pleading standards, mixed case procedures, attorney fee provisions, and required reports.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-17641
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- Published
- August 28, 2026
- Comments due
- September 28, 2026
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before September 28, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3046-AB46
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 29 CFR 1614
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Equal employment opportunity; Government employees; Individuals with disabilities; Religious discrimination; Sex discrimination
- Pages
- 38
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