S 2553
Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021
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The Judiciary Accountability Act of 2021 aims to protect employees of the federal judiciary from discrimination and retaliation. It expands civil rights protections to include race, sex, national origin, age, and disability, and prohibits retaliation against whistleblowers. The bill establishes a Commission on Judicial Integrity, an Office of Judicial Integrity, a Special Counsel for Equal Employment Opportunity, and an Office of Employee Advocacy to oversee workplace misconduct prevention and employee support. It also establishes workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation as judicial misconduct.
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