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Code · U.S. Code · Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · CHAPTER 21F— PROHIBITING EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF GENETIC INFORMATION · SUBCHAPTER VI— EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES · § 2000e–16a

§ 2000e–16a. Short title; purpose; definition

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Sections 2000e–16a to 2000e–16c of this title may be cited as the “Government Employee Rights Act of 1991”. 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. 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 .
( Pub. L. 102–166, title III, § 301 , Nov. 21, 1991 , 105 Stat. 1088 ; Pub. L. 103–283, title III, § 312(f)(1) , July 22, 1994 , 108 Stat. 1446 ; Pub. L. 104–1, title V, § 504(a)(1) , Jan. 23, 1995 , 109 Stat. 40 .)
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§ 2000e–16a
Short title; purpose; definition
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Pub. L.Pub. L. 102-166
Stat.105 Stat. 1088
Pub. L.Pub. L. 103-283
Stat.108 Stat. 1446
Pub. L.Pub. L. 104-1
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