The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C., representing the workplace-rights process for congressional and covered legislative-branch employees under the Congressional Accountability Act.

Understanding the OCWR Process: A Guide for Congressional Employees

Employment Law

Congressional and other covered legislative-branch employees do not usually use the same employment-discrimination process as private-sector employees or most executive-branch federal employees. Instead, many workplace claims are governed by the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) and handled through the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR). That distinction is important because the OCWR process has its own […]

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