Office of Compliance (OOC)

House Admin Agrees To Give Workers' Rights Office Email Access

Rachel Slajda | July 14, 2010, 11:26AM

Yesterday, we told you that the Congressional office charged with protecting Capitol employees issued a report claiming they couldn't even contact the same employees they are supposed to protect. Someone, the report said, had blocked them from getting staffers' email addresses.

The Office of Compliance report appears to have done the job of getting the office access to staffers -- somewhat. The office will now have access to the House email system, so it can send employees information about their rights when it comes to workplace safety and harassment. In an email obtained by TPMmuckraker, the Committee on House Administration announced that it would help the OOC get out information through the system.

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Topics: Committee on House Administration, Office of Compliance (OOC), Sexual harassment

Sexual harassment

OOC Blocked From Surveying Hill Staffers On Sexual Harassment

Rachel Slajda | July 13, 2010, 2:12PM

In a report released today, the Office of Compliance -- a Congressional office charged with protecting the rights and safety of Hill employees -- said that it has been blocked from getting the work email addresses of Hill employees.

The OOC said it had wanted to send a survey in 2008 to the 30,000 people who work on Capitol Hill. The idea was to gauge whether they knew about their rights they have as employees when it comes to safety, conflict resolution, sexual harassment and the like.

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Topics: Office of Compliance (OOC), Sex, Sexual harassment