Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity
The Social Security Administration (SSA) provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) and civil rights programs. These programs provide processes:
- For ensuring equal opportunity in employment for all employees regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information (including family history), sex (including sexual harassment and pregnancy),
- For receiving, adjudicating, and resolving complaints of discrimination in compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and other guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and
- For managing SSA’s reasonable accommodation program for employees with disabilities.
For further information regarding EEO/civil rights at the Social Security Administration, please contact OCREO at EEO.Inquiries@ssa.gov.