EEOC Regulations

You can search, view, and comment on proposed Federal regulations from approximately 160 Federal Departments and Agencies through Regulations.Gov.

New and Proposed Regulations

• Proposed Rule: Regulations To Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the Americans With Disabilities Act, as Amended   Federal Register Notice, September 23, 2009  [PDF]
  • Questions and Answers: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
• Proposed Rule: Amendment of Procedural and Administrative Regulations To Include the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA)  Federal Register Notice, May 20, 2009  [PDF]
• Proposed Rule: Regulations Under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008  Federal Register Notice, March 2, 2009  [PDF]
  • Questions and Answers: Background Information for EEOC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking On Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008
• Proposed Rule: 29 CFR Part 1625  Disparate Impact Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act  Federal Register Notice, March 31, 2008  [PDF]
• Final Rule: 29 CFR Part 1615  Enforcement of Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Conducted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Accessibility of Commission Electronic and Information Technology  Federal Register Notice, July 11, 2008  [PDF]
• Final Rule: Age Discrimination in Employment Act; Retiree Health Benefits  Federal Register Notice, December 26, 2007  [PDF]
• • Questions & Answers about the EEOC’s Retiree Health Rule

The EEOC has published its semiannual regulatory agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866, 58 FR 51735, and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 6. The agenda lists all regulations that are scheduled for review or development during the next 12 months or that have been finalized since the publication of the last agenda. The Annual Regulatory Plan lists the most important regulations under review or development for the next 12 months.

• EEOC's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda (May, 2009)
• Annual Regulatory Plan: Statement of Regulatory and Deregulatory Priorities (November, 2008) (Regulations to implement the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 are under development.)
• EEOC's Agency Rule List (Fall, 2008) can be found at RegInfo.gov

The following regulations have been published in the Federal Register within the past two years.

• Final Rule: Coverage Under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act  Federal Register Notice, July 7, 2007 [PDF]
• Final Rule: Procedures for Previously Exempt State and Local Government Employee Complaints of Employment Discrimination Under Section 304 of the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991    Federal Register Notice, February 7, 2007  [PDF]
• Final Rule: Updating Addresses of Commission's Offices in Las Vegas, Nevada and Mobile, AL    Federal Register Notice, February 7, 2007  [PDF]

Existing Regulations

EEOC's regulations are published annually in Title 29 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The CFR is available on-line through the U.S. Government Printing Office. The links below will connect you with EEOC's regulations, which are included in parts 1600 through 1699.