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Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication
The Office of Employment Discrimination Complaint Adjudication (OEDCA) was statutorily established in 1998 by Section 102(a)(1) of the Veterans’ Benefits Act of 1997, P.L. 105-114, (38 U.S.C. § 319). The statute mandates that OEDCA function as the Department of Veterans Affairs sole independent adjudicatory authority to issue Final Agency Decisions and Final Orders adjudicating the merits of employment discrimination complaints filed against the Department by current and former employees and non-agency applicants for employment. OEDCA is located within the Office of the Secretary and currently reports directly to the Deputy Secretary. For more information on OEDCA, please read our overview document.
OEDCA Employment Law Digest
- Summer 2024 (PDF, 7pages)
Did You Know?
- OEDCA FADs and Final Orders issued in FY2024 – 1,856
- Findings of Discrimination Issued in FY2024 – 91
- Top Three Bases for Findings in FY2024 – Reprisal (37%), Disability (35%), Sex (20%)
