Title: Job Corps Equal Opportunity Officers Orientation
1Job Corps Equal Opportunity Officers Orientation
- Presenter Kevin Malone
- U.S. Department of Labor
- Civil Rights Center
2Orientation Workshop Goals Objectives
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- 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)
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- continued
3Orientation 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.
4CRC 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
6Federal 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
7Equal 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) -
8Equal 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
9MORE 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
10Section 188 Disability Checklist Structure
Design
WIA Equal Opportunity and Nondiscrimination
regulations
- WIA Methods of Administration Guidance
WIA Section188 Disability Checklist
11Section 188 Disability Checklist Structure
- Introduction
- Element 1 Designation of Equal Opportunity
Officers - Element 2 Notice and Communication
- Element 3 Assurances
- Element 4 Universal Access
12Section 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
13Section 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
14Fundamental Knowledge Skills And Abilities
- Solid understanding of applicable legal
framework - Analytical acumen - statistics, program
operations - Complaint processing
15Fundamental 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.
16Contact 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
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