EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IS THE LAW It is against the law for this recipient of federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following basis: •AgainstanyindividualintheUnitedStates,onthebasisof race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief and; •Againstanybeneficiaryofprogramsfinanciallyassistedunder Title I of the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act of 2014 (WIOA), on the basisofthebeneficiary’sCitizenship/statusasalawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his or her participation in any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity. The recipient must not discriminate in any of the following areas: •Decidingwhowillbeadmitted,orhaveaccess,toanyWIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity; •Providingopportunitiesin,ortreatinganypersonwithregard to, such a program or activity; or •Makingemploymentdecisionsintheadministrationof,orin connection with, such a program or activity; Page of 1 5 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and Services Are Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Revised: 7-12-16 = Page 1 = WHAT TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either: •Therecipient’sEqualOpportunityOfficer(ortheperson whom the recipient has designated for this purpose); or •TheDirector,CivilRightsCenter(CRC),U.S.Departmentof 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(CRC), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210. 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 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 in your complaint, but you are dissatisfied with the decision or Page of 2 5 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and Services Are Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Revised: 7-12-16 = Page 2 = resolution, you may file a complaint with CRC. You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received the Notice of Final Action. Should you wish to submit your complaint to Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) after you have filed your claim, you may contact the local Equal Opportunity (EO) Officer and a qualified mediator will be assigned to your complaint in an effort to settle your complaint. For Information or to Register a Complaint Contact Persons: Pamela Dougherty, Local EO Officer ST. CLAIR COUNTY INTERGOVERNMENTAL GRANTS DEPARTMENT 19 PUBLIC SQUARE, STE. 200 BELLEVILLE, IL 62220 VOICE: (618) 277-6790/ TTY: (800) 526-0844 OR STATE WIA EO OFFICER ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY OFFICE of EO MONITORING & COMPLIANCE TH 500 E. MONROE, 8 FLR. SPRINGFIELD, IL 62701 English: 711 or 1-800-526-0857 Spanish: 711 or 1-800-501-0865 OR DIRECTOR C IVIL IGHTS ENTER R C U.S.D EPARTMENT OF ABOR L 200 C ONSTITUTION VENUE A ,NW R OOM N-4123 W ASHINGTON ,DC 20210 VOICE: (202) 693-6502 / TTY: (202) 693-6516 Page of 3 5 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and Services Are Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Revised: 7-12-16 = Page 3 = REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION The American with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C.A. Section 12101 et seq. (ADA). The ADA prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of their disability. The ADA provides, in part, that qualified individuals with disabilities shall not be excluded from participating in or be denied the benefits of any programs, services or activities offered by this Department. This Department must communicate effectively with individuals who have speech, visual, and hearing impairments and provide auxiliary communication aids to assisttheminbenefittingfromtheepartment’sprograms service or activities to ensure equal opportunity. This Department will offer reasonable accommodation for individuals that may experience physical barriers that impede them from entering the Department for services. Page of 4 5 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and Services Are Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Revised: 7-12-16 = Page 4 = VERIFICATION RECEIPT FORM NON-DISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVISIONS THE WORKFORCE INNOVATION & OPPORTUNITY ACT OF 2014 TO BE COMPLETED BY CUSTOMER: As an inquirant, applicant, or registrant under the Workforce Innovative Opportunity Act, I certify that I have been provided with a notice of the Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act of 2014, and Reasonable Accommodations The American with Disability Act, 42 U.S.C.A. Section 12101. ________________________________________ ________________________________ Signature Date TO BE COMPLETED BY INDIVIDUAL WHO ASSISTED VISUALLY OR HEARING IMPAIRED CUSTOMER: I have provided the Notice of Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Provisions of the Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act of 2014 to _____________________________ who is visually or hearing impaired by the following means:_______________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________ Signature Date Page of 5 5 Equal Opportunity Employer/Program. Auxiliary Aids and Services Are Available Upon Request to Individuals With Disabilities Revised: 7-12-16 = Page 5 =