No-FEAR Act
Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Missing information Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002 is a United States federal law that seeks to discourage federal managers and supervisors from engaging in unlawful discrimination and retaliation. It is popularly called the No-FEAR Act, and is also known as Public Law 107–174.
Enactment
On August 18, 2000, a federal jury found the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guilty of violating the civil rights of Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo on the basis of race, sex, color and a hostile work environment, under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. She was awarded $600,000. The EPA had refused to promote Coleman-Adebayo shortly after she alleged the presence of environmental and health problems at the Brits, South Africa, vanadium mines.[1]
Sparked by this outcome, Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and Texas Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee introduced the No-FEAR Act into Congress. Dr. Coleman-Adebayo founded the No FEAR Institute to organize support for the bill's purposes while continuing to work for the EPA.[1] The No FEAR Institute spearheaded the No FEAR Coalition to advocate for passage of the Act.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
President George W. Bush signed it into law on May 15, 2002, making it the first United States civil rights law of the 21st century.[2]
Criticism
Marsha Coleman-Adebayo and others have criticized implementation of the No-FEAR Act on grounds that agencies are abusing the provision allowing them a "reasonable" time to make their reimbursements to the General Fund of the Treasury. They have proposed a No-FEAR II Act to set a time limit for such reimbursements, and to increase the penalties for violations.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Book and movie
Coleman-Adebayo wrote a book about her experience[3] which since 2014[update]Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". is in the process of being adapted into the movie The Marsha Coleman-Adebayo Story[4] with producer and actor Danny Glover.[1]
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