Management Directives, Guidance and Resource Documents

Management Directives:

• MD 110: Federal Sector Complaint Processing Manual (revised August 2015)
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  • Revised MD-110 Reference Guide

• MD 715: EEO Reporting Requirements for Federal Agencies

  • Additional Instructions for MD-715 Reporting for 2026
  • Frequently Asked Questions about Management Directive 715
  • Instructions to Federal Agencies for EEO Management Directive 715
    • EEOC Federal Sector Occupation Cross-Classification Table by OPM Occupation Code

    • Technical Assistance for Using the 2006-2010 Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation |

      Technical Assistance for Using the 2006-2010 Equal Employment Opportunity Tabulation (PDF)
  • Department or Agency List with Second Level Reporting Components
  • Applying MD-715 to Improve Participation of Employees with Targeted Disabilities
  • Tips for Small Agencies Conducting Barrier Analyses Under MD-715

  Agencies may use the Census EEO Data Tool to compare their major occupations to the availability data provided by Census's Data Tool.

Guidance

• Policy Guidance on Executive Order 13164: Establishing Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation
  see also: Questions and Answers
  see also: EEOC-2018-Procedures-for-Providing-Reasonable-Accommodations-for-Individuals-with-Disabilities.pdf (EEOC's internal policy, provided for reference)
  see also: Procedures For Providing Personal Assistance Services For Individuals With Disabilities (EEOC's internal policy, provided for reference)

Other Resource Documents

• Restoring and Protecting the Presumption of Innocence in the EEO Complaint Process
• Guidance to Agencies for Applying Deferred Resignation Program Agreements to Pending EEO Complaints
• Ending Unauthorized Monetary Sanctions Against Federal Agencies
• Resources for Disability Self-Identification Efforts
• Questions and Answers: Federal Agencies' Obligation to Provide Personal Assistance Services (PAS) under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies: Hispanics in the Federal Workforce
• Barrier Analysis: Questions to Guide the Process
• Pilot Project Tool Kit: Requesting a Pilot Project for a Variance to 29 C.F.R. Part 1614
• A Practical Guide to Providing Employees with Adequate Information about Their Rights under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Laws and Regulations
• Processing Complaints of Discrimination by Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Federal Employees
• Applicant Flow Data
• Practical Advice For Drafting And Implementing Reasonable Accommodation Procedures Under Executive Order 13164
• Model EEO Programs Must Have An Effective Anti-Harassment Program
• Tips on Employee Retention
• Q&A: Promoting Employment of Individuals with Disabilities in the Federal Workforce

No FEAR Act Posting Requirements

• Final Rule: Posting Requirements in Federal Sector Equal Employment Opportunity -Title III of the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act), Pub. L. 107-174.   Federal Register Notice, August 2, 2006  [PDF]
• Uniform Posting Format: Excel file

  | Uniform Posting Format: HTML file

• No FEAR Act Questions and Answers