CFR > Title 12 - Banks and Banking > CHAPTER II—FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM > SUBCHAPTER A—BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (parts 200 to 269b) > PART 268—RULES REGARDING EQUAL OPPORTUNITY > SUBPART B—Board Program To Promote Equal Opportunity (§268.101 to §268.109) > 268.101—General policy for equal opportunity.

268.101—General policy for equal opportunity.

(a) It is the policy of the Board to provide equal opportunity in employment for all persons, to prohibit discrimination in employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability, and to promote the full realization of equal opportunity in employment through a continuing affirmative program.
(b) No person shall be subject to retaliation for opposing any practice made unlawful by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (title VII) (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq. ), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) (29 U.S.C. 621 et seq. ), the Equal Pay Act (29 U.S.C. 206(d) ), or the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 791 et seq.) or for participating in any stage of administrative or judicial proceedings under those statutes.