Equal Employment Opportunity
Laws and Executive Orders

Laws

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended
• The Equal Pay Act of 1963
• The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended
• The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended

Executive Orders

Executive Orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the federal government. Details of the following orders can be found at EEO Legal Authorities and Policies

• Executive Order 13078 - Increasing Employment of Adults with Disabilities, March 13, 1998
• Executive Order 13087 - Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in Federal Government, May 28, 1988. Provides a uniform Executive Branch policy for the Federal Government to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation in the Federal civilian workforce
• Executive Order 13096 - American Indian and Alaska Native Education, August 6, 1998
• Executive Order 13124 - Amending the Civil Service Rules Relating To Federal Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities, June 4, 1999
• Executive Order 13125 - Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, June 7, 1999. Amended by Executive Order 13216, June 6, 2001
• Executive Order 13152 - Further Amendment to Executive Order 11478, Equal Employment Opportunity in Federal Government, May 2, 2000
• Executive Order 13164 - Requiring Federal Agencies to Establish Written Procedures for Processing Requests of Reasonable Accommodation, July 26, 2000
• Executive Order 13166 - Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency - August 11, 2000
• Executive Order 13216 - Amendment to Executive Order 13125, Increasing Participation of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Federal Programs, June 6, 2001
• Executive Order 13230 - President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans, October 12, 2001
• Executive Order 13256 - President's Board of Advisors for Historically Black Colleges and Universities, February 12, 2002
• Executive Order 13270 - Tribal Colleges and Universities, July 3, 2002