Equal Opportunity
Is The Law
It is against the law for this recipient of
Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following basis:
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Against any individual in the
United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national
origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief; and
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Against any beneficiary of
programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce
Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), on the basis of the beneficiary’s
citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to
work in the United States, or his or her participation in any WIA
Title I-financially assisted program or activity.
The recipient must not
discriminate in any of the following areas:
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Deciding who will be admitted, or
have access, to any WIA Title I-financially assisted program
activity;
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Providing opportunities in, or
treating any person with regard to, such a program or activity; or
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Making employment decisions in
the administration of, or in connection with, such a program or
activity.
What To Do If You Believe
You Have Experienced
Discrimination
If you think you have been subjected to
discrimination under a WIA Title I-financially assisted program or
activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days of the alleged
violation with either:
- The recipient’s Equal Opportunity Officer*
for the person whom the recipient has designated for this purpose;
or
- The Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC), U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123,
Washington, DC 20210.
If you file your complaint with the recipient,
you must wait either until the recipient issues a written Notice of
Final Action, or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner),
before filing with the Civil Rights Center (see address above).
If the recipient does not give you a written Notice of Final Action
within 90 days of the day on which you filed your complaint, you do
not have to wait for the recipient to issue that Notice before
filing a complaint with the CRC. However, you must file your CRC
complaint within 30 days of the 90-day deadline (in other words,
within 120 days after the day on which you filed your complaint with
the recipient).
If the recipient does give you a written Notice of Final Action on
your complaint, but you are dissatisfied with the decision or
resolution, you may file a complaint with the CRC. You must file
your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received
the Notice of Final Action.
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