Office of Compliance FY2017 Annual Report - 17

From the Office of
the General Counsel
The General Counsel of the OOC is
responsible for matters arising under
three sections of the CAA: Section 215
(Occupational Safety and Health Act of
1970; OSHAct or OSH), Section 210
(Public Services and Accommodations
under the Americans with Disabilities Act
of 1990 or ADA), and Section 220 (Unfair
Labor Practices under Chapter 71 of Title
5, United States Code).
This year the Office of the General
Counsel (OGC) commenced its biennial
OSH and ADA inspections for the 115th
Congress. The OGC also opened several
new OSH investigations based on reported
incidents or requests from covered
employees, and it continued to work with
employing offices to abate safety and
health hazards.
The OGC investigated several new
unfair labor practice charges during
the fiscal year, ultimately filing one
complaint for failure to implement
an arbitration award. The OGC also
defended several decisions of the Board
of Directors before the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

OOC safety specialists inspect electrical outlets as part of biennial inspections.

The OGC continued its education and
outreach efforts in its Brown Bag Lunch
Series, which aims to educate legal counsel
from the legislative branch on various
topics covered by the CAA in order to
facilitate the employing offices' compliance
with applicable laws. One session
covered the OOC's procedures, providing
attendees with a comprehensive review
of the OOC's statutes and processes,
including the ADR program, OSH and
ADA inspections, and labor-management
issues. Other sessions covered key
principles and recent trends in areas of law
such as disparate treatment, hostile work
environment, fair labor standards, religion
in the workplace, and sexual orientation
and gender identity.
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