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Title: Job Corps Equal Opportunity Officers Orientation


1
Job Corps Equal Opportunity Officers Orientation
  • Presenter Kevin Malone
  • U.S. Department of Labor
  • Civil Rights Center

2
Orientation Workshop Goals Objectives
  • Discuss the Role and Responsibilities
  • of EO Officers to enforce the nondiscrimination
  • and equal opportunity provisions of the
  • Workforce Investment Act of 1998
  • (29 CFR Part 37)

  • continued

3
Orientation Workshop Goals Objectives
  • Provide background on disability policy and
  • give a current CRC perspective.
  • Provide an overview the Section 188 Checklist
    Structure
  • How the Checklist can be used to measure
    compliance and augment program assessments.

4
CRC Administers and Enforces Statutory Framework
  • Equal Opportunity and nondiscrimination laws
  • applicable to U.S. Department of Labor financial
  • assistance recipients

5
US DOL Financial Recipient Statutory Framework
Title VI- Civil Rights Act of 1964 29 CFR Part 31, Race, color, Nat'l origin
Section 504 Rehabilitation Act 29 CFR Part 32, Disability
Americans with Disabilities Act 28 CFR Part 35, Disability
Title IX Education Amendments Act of 1972 49 CFR Part 25, Sex
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 29 CFR Part 35, Any age
Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act 29 CFR Part 37, All bases above plus religion, political belief, (beneficiaries only citizenship or participation in WIA Title I program or activity
6
Federal Requirements for Equal Opportunity
Officers
  • Section 188 implements nondiscrimination and
    equal opportunity provisions of WIA (29 CFR Part
    37)
  • Lists the key requirements for recipient EO
    Officer roles and responsibilities
  • Job Corps Contractors and Centers designation
    voluntary compliance

7
Equal Opportunity Officers Rolesand
Responsibilities 37.25
  • Serve as individuals responsible for coordinating
    equal opportunity activities to fulfill Recipient
    obligations under nondiscrimination and equal
    opportunity requirements WIA (29 CFR Part 37)

8

Equal Opportunity Officer Responsibilities
  • Serves as liaison with CRC
  • Conducts EO compliance monitoring and
    investigations (Analyses by race/ ethnicity, sex,
    age, and disability status to determine cause of
    significant differences)
  • Reviews written policies

9
MORE RESPONSIBILITIES
  • Develops and publishes procedures for
    discrimination complaint processes
  • Develops and implements Methods of
  • Administration N/A for Job Corp (CRC suggest
    Section 188)
  • Reporting on EO matters directly to the top
  • official

10
Section 188 Disability Checklist Structure
Design
WIA Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
regulations
  • WIA Methods of Administration Guidance

WIA Section188 Disability Checklist
11
Section 188 Disability Checklist Structure
  • Introduction
  • Element 1 Designation of Equal Opportunity
    Officers
  • Element 2 Notice and Communication
  • Element 3 Assurances
  • Element 4 Universal Access

12
Section 188 Disability Checklist Structure
  • Element 5 Obligations not to Discriminate on
    the Basis of Disability
  • Element 6 Data Collection and Maintenance
  • Element 7 Monitoring for Compliance
  • Element 8 Complaint Processing Procedures
  • Element 9 Corrective Actions/Sanctions

13
Section 188 Disability Checklist
  • WIA Section188 Disability Checklist is a product
    of the U.S. Department of Labor
  • Office of Disability Employment Policy
  • Employment and Training Administration
  • Civil Rights Center
  • The Checklist and its illustrations do not create
    new legal requirements or change current legal
    requirements

Learn about the
14

Fundamental Knowledge Skills And Abilities
  • Solid understanding of applicable legal
    framework
  • Analytical acumen - statistics, program
    operations
  • Complaint processing

15
Fundamental Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
  • Compliance Monitoring skills
  • Ability to communicate effectively both orally
    and in writing
  • Working knowledge of Federal Equal Opportunity
    Websites and available electronic resources.

16
Contact the Civil Rights Center
  • Directors Office................. (202)
    693-6500
  • Office of Compliance
  • Assistance and Planning (202) 693-6501
  • Office of External
  • Enforcement.........(202) 693-6502
  • Office of Internal
  • Enforcement.(202) 693-5003
  • Fax.(202) 693-6505
  • TTY(202) 693-6515
  • Website
  • http//www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/crcwelcome.h
    tm
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