The Civil Rights Center enforces various federal
statutes and
regulations that (1) prohibit
discrimination in DOL financially assisted and conducted programs and
activities; (2) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by certain
public entities and in DOL conducted activities; and, (3) prohibit
discrimination within DOL itself.
The primary external activities of this agency include: conducting
equal opportunity compliance reviews of DOL grant recipients; investigating
discrimination complaints filed against DOL grant recipients as well as certain
complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability by State and
local governments; and, providing equal opportunity
compliance assistance and
training to DOL grant recipients.
The primary internal activities of this agency include: mediating
and/or investigating discrimination complaints filed against DOL; investigating
complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in DOL conducted
programs and activities; and providing compliance assistance and advice to DOL
management on their responsiblities under applicable equal employment
opportunity laws and regulations.
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