As Federal Employees, we are sworn to maintain high moral standards, as well as high standards of ethics and conduct. This obligation includes complying with all laws concerning equal employment opportunity in the Federal workplace. The Federal Election Commission (FEC or the Commission) has a long standing commitment to promote and ensure equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all employees and applicants for employment in every phase of employment regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation, marital status or parental status. The Commission endeavors to ensure that all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotions, pay, benefits, assignments, transfers, training, evaluations, awards, discipline and adverse actions including separations are conducted in compliance with Commission policies and EEO laws and regulations.
In addition, the Commissioners are firmly committed to ensuring compliance with our nation’s EEO and Civil Rights laws and maintaining a work environment where discrimination, retaliation and harassment are not tolerated. To do otherwise is simply not an option, is totally unacceptable and will not be tolerated. Managers and supervisors are continually held accountable for their responsibility to identify and correct discriminatory policies, practices and behaviors and for taking prompt and appropriate action to ensure that the work environment is free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation, reprisal and/or harassment.
Furthermore, Commission employees are also accountable for compliance with EEO laws and policies and for ensuring that their actions demonstrate respect for human differences, and that all colleagues are treated with dignity, respect and professionalism. Therefore, all employees will be held personally accountable for their conduct and performance, as public servants, in equal opportunity, and are expected to promptly bring any concerns about discrimination, retaliation and/or harassment, in any form, to the attention of management. The Commission takes all allegations of discrimination, retaliation and harassment seriously and managers are expected to consider and respond to any reported concerns promptly, and appropriately. The Commission is committed to creating and maintaining a high quality work environment for all employees and an Agency that delivers programs and services to all people with utmost fairness, integrity and equality.
David M. Mason, Chairman
