Compliance Assistance for Programs of Federal Financial Assistance

The Civil Rights Center (CRC) is committed to providing its customers with clear and easy-to-access information on how to comply with federal equal opportunity and nondiscrimination laws and regulations that (1) prohibit discrimination in U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)-funded programs and activities, and (2) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by certain public entities and in DOL-conducted activities.

1. State Non-Discrimination Plans
   • State Nondiscrimination Plan Due Dates (PDF)
2. Disability
   • New: Promising Practices in Achieving Universal Access and Equal Opportunity: A Section 188 Disability Reference Guide
   • DOJ: A Guide to Disability Rights
   • ADAAA Presentation: This presentation reviews the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) and is designed for experienced equal opportunity officers. (PDF)
   • Disability-Related Information: Asking, Telling, Using, Storing (PPT): This presentation discusses the legal requirements as they apply to asking a customer questions that may reveal whether they have a disability; telling others about a customer's disability; using disability related information; and storing disability related information about customers, applicants, and employees.
3. Limited English Proficiency
   • DOL Guidance for Financial Assistance Recipients On Providing Meaningful Access for Persons With Limited English Proficiency
   • "I Speak" Language Identification Flashcard (PDF)
   • Language Assistance and Planning Self-Assessment Tool for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance
   • LEP Toolkit
4. Pregnancy Discrimination 
   • Fact Sheet: Protecting Individuals from Pregnancy Discrimination
   • Is Pregnancy a Disability under the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, Question #23
   • EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Pregnancy Discrimination and Related Issues, July 14, 2014
   • Information about pregnancy discrimination in employment
   • Information about the new Fair Labor Standards Act amendments requiring break time and a break space for mothers who are breastfeeding to express milk
5. Equal Opportunity Officers
   • Equal Opportunity Officers Roles and Responsibilities
   • Investigating Sexual Harassment Complaints: Guidelines and Instructions
6. Religious Discrimination
   • Protecting Individuals from Discrimination Based on Actual or Perceived Religion, Shared Ancestry, or Ethnic Characteristics - [PDF]
   • גיליון מידע: הגנה על אנשים מפני אפליה המבוססת על דת או על תפיסה דתית, על מוצא משותף או על מאפיינים אתניים - Hebrew - [PDF]
   • حقائق نامہ: افراد کو حقیقی یا متصورہ مذہب، مشترکہ نسب یا نسلی خصوصیاتکی بنیاد پر امتیازی سلوک سے تحفظ فراہم کرنا - Urdu - [PDF]
   • ਤੱਥ ਸ਼ੀਟ: ਅਸਲ ਜਾਂਕਿਥਤ ਧਰਮ, ਸਾਂਝੇਵੰਸ਼, ਜਾਂਸਿਭਆਚਾਰਕ ਿਵਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾਵਾਂਦੇਆਧਾਰ 'ਤੇ ਿਵਤਕਰੇਤ�ਿਵਅਕਤੀਆਂਦੀ ਰੱਿਖਆ ਕਰਨਾ - Punjabi - [PDF]
   • פאקט בלאט: שיצן מענטשן פן דיסקרימינאציע באזירט אויף רעאלע אדעראנגענומענע רעליגיע, שותפותדיגע אפשטאם, אדער עטנישע אייגנשאפטן - Yiddish - [PDF]
   • HOJA INFORMATIVA: Proteger a las personas contra la discriminación por motivos de la religión real o percibida, la ascendencia compartida o las características étnicas Spanish - [PDF]
   • ورقة حقائق: حماية األفراد من التمييز على أساس الدين الفعلي أو المتصور،أو النسب المشترك، أو الخصائص العرقية Arabic - [PDF]
7. CRC Directives
   • Collection and Analysis of Claimant Demographic Data
   • Criminal History
   • TEGL 10-14 – Update on Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Unemployment Status Restrictions and Possible Disparate Impact Based on Race, National Origin, Sex, and Disability
   • TEGL 11-14 – Update on Complying with Nondiscrimination Provisions: Credit History Restrictions and Possible Disparate Impact Based on Race, National Origin, Sex, and Disability
   • TEGL 37-14 – Update on Complying with Nondiscrimination Requirements: Discrimination Based on Gender Identity, Gender Identity, Gender Expression and Sex Stereotyping are Prohibited Forms of Sex Discrimination in the Workforce Development System
   • TEGL 05-23 - Complying with Nondiscrimination Requirements: Discrimination Based on Actual or Perceived Religion, Shared Ancestry, or Ethnic Characteristics are Prohibited Forms of Discrimination in the Workforce Development System
   • TEGL 06-24 - Training and Employment Guidance Letter
8. Notices/Poster
   • WIOA Equal Opportunity Notice see 29 CFR 38.35 [PDF]
     • Español [PDF]
     • العربية [PDF]
     • 簡體中文 [PDF]
     • Français [PDF]
     • Français-Créole [PDF]
     • 한국어 [PDF]
     • Português [PDF]
     • Pусский [PDF]
     • Tagalog [PDF]
     • Tiếng Việt [PDF]
9. Webinars
   • Religious Discrimination and Reasonable Accommodation for Religious Beliefs and Religious Practices [PPT]
   • Guidance for American Job Centers Serving Transgender Customers [PPT]
   • The Use of Machine Translation in Ensuring Meaningful Access to Workforce Development System Services, Programs, and Benefits for Limited English Proficient Individuals [PDF]
   • Ensuring Equal Access and Opportunities: Preventing Pregnancy-Related Discrimination [PPT]
   • Data on Transgender Discrimination and Best Practices in the Job Corps Setting [PDF]
   • Language Access: Unemployment Insurance Programs and Limited English Proficiency (LEP) Individuals [PDF]
   • Technical Assistance Consultation with Equal Opportunity Officers and US Dept of Labor [PDF]
   • Employment Screening and Criminal Records: Pitfalls and Best Practices [PDF]
   • Title IX: Sex-Based Harassment and Bullying [PPT]

To request training, please contact the Civil Rights Center by phone at 202-693-6501 or by email at: crc.ocap@dol.gov

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