unless employed in competitive service positions. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(a)."
Full paragraph:
We gather from the documents you have provided that you believe a United States District Court has discriminated against you on one of the above bases. It is unclear, however, whether the alleged discrimination occurred in an employment context. The EEOC potentially has jurisdiction over your problem only if it occurred in the employment context, i.e., if you believe the court discriminatorily failed to hire you, terminated your employment, or otherwise discriminated against you in employment.
Even if the alleged discrimination did occur in the context of your employment, Title VII and the various anti-discrimination statutes still may not cover you. Employees of the judicial branch of government are not covered unless employed in competitive service positions. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(a).
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