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Human Resources Division (HRD) - Assessment and Litigation Branch

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The Assessment and Litigation Branch (ALB) litigates and defends the MRP Agencies before administrative judges in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and Merit System Protection Board cases. This branch also evaluates and processes employee requests for reasonable accommodation under the Rehabilitation Act, as amended. We also offer training on employment law and/or the reasonable accommodation process; such training can be designed for specific customer needs upon request.

Services provided by the Assessment and Litigation Branch include:  

  • Litigating Equal Employment Opportunity and Merit Systems Protection Board cases before administrative judges for AMS, APHIS and GIPSA; 
  • Providing advice and guidance to the APHIS Employee Relations Branch and the AMS/GIPSA Employee Relations Branch on employment law;  
  • Providing advice and guidance to mission area program and supervisory officials in the execution of the EEOC and MSPB litigation functions; 
  • Serving as liaison with the mission area Civil Rights communities, Departmental administration (including the Office of the General Counsel), the Office of Personnel Management, and the Department of Justice on EEOC and MSPB litigation matters; and 
  • Processing and advising on Reasonable Accommodation cases.

 

Last Modified: December 12, 2007

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