# Justice Manual § 4-6.320: Area 2—Federal Employment (Nondiscrimination)

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.320

## Section

- **Citation:** Justice Manual § 4-6.320
- **Heading:** Area 2—Federal Employment (Nondiscrimination)
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** DOJ Justice Manual / Title 4: Civil / 4-6.000 - Federal Programs / Justice Manual § 4-6.320

## Text

This area includes all affirmative litigation assigned to the Branch in which the United States or an agency or official of the United States initiates a legal action to enforce compliance with federal statutory and regulatory programs, including, for example, actions to enforce administrative subpoenas, suits by the Department of Labor to enforce the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act, the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, and the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, enforcement actions brought on behalf of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, affirmative Department of Agriculture litigation, suits on behalf of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to enjoin violations of the Interstate Land Sales Full Disclosure Act, and suits to enjoin state and local interference with federal functions.

[updated April 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [Justice Manual § 4-6.010 Federal Programs Branch—Subject Matter Areas](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.010.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.100 Defensive Litigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.100.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.200 Affirmative Litigation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.200.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.210 Delegated Affirmative Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.210.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.220 Monitored Affirmative Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.220.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.230 Personally Handled and Jointly Handled Affirmative Cases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.230.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.240 Affirmative Cases—Suits Against State Governments, Agencies or Entities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.240.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.250 Affirmative Cases—Counterclaims, Amicus Participation and Motions to Intervene](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.250.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.300 Area 1—Affirmative Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.300.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.320 Area 2—Federal Employment (Nondiscrimination)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.320.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.332 Area 3—Government Information—General Information for Particular Case Types (Including Jurisdiction and Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies)](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.332.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.340 Area 4—Health, Human Services & Education](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.340.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.350 Area 5—Housing & Community Development](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.350.md)
- [Justice Manual § 4-6.360 Area 6—National Security, National Defense, & Foreign Policy](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/JM_S4-6.360.md)

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