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Leading the Way
The OOC provides resources to help offices develop and maintain a professional and harassment-free workplace.
In particular, the OOC recommends that each office:
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Develop clear anti-discrimination/
harassment policies with examples
of prohibited conduct and how to
report incidents of misconduct;
Establish standards of conduct,
with expectations for professional
behavior in and outside of the
office, including office policies
on dating among office staff
(supervisor-subordinate, coworker-co-worker, etc.);

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As a regular presenter at the Congressional
Research Service's District/State Staff
Institute conferences, the OOC connected
with hundreds of congressional staffers
who live and work outside of Capitol Hill.
Additionally, the OOC hosted a Brown Bag
lunch series on topics including accessibility.

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Create procedures for reporting
complaints that include an
accessible point of contact who
is trained in handling personnel
issues and a back-up contact
in cases where there may be a
conflict of interest;
Notify all employees of their
right to seek redress at the OOC
and display an OOC-produced
workplace rights poster in a
common area;

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Ensure office spaces and
communications meet ADA
accessibility standards;
Develop and train employees
on the office's emergency action
plan, which should include
evacuation and shelter-in-place
plans and procedures for
reporting emergencies;
Address common office
safety hazards.

Disseminate policies and OOC
materials, such as workplace
rights brochures, to all employees
when hired and promoted;
Provide training for managers on
the laws applied by the CAA, such
as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act,
the Family and Medical Leave Act,
Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA) and the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment
Rights Act. Because the law
and regulations regarding these
statutes can often change, this
training should be updated at least
every two years;

Tips for Improving
Office Accessibility:
http://bit.ly/2Ft9ldi
Prevent Common Office
Safety Hazards:
http://bit.ly/2Fugdai
Training and Resources:
http://bit.ly/2p2V80D

Ensure that supervisory employees
understand their roles in
responding to workplace issues
and incidents by encouraging
in-person training for supervisors;
In addition to the training
mandated by House Resolution
630 and Senate Resolution
330, require employees to take
additional training from the
OOC's catalog of resources and
customized training to periodically
reinforce the goals of preventing
inappropriate and illegal conduct;

The OOC 's ever-expanding catalog of
resources includes training opportunities
online and in person.


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