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Frequently Asked Questions What is OASAM?

OVERVIEW

Within the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management's Civil Rights Center (CRC) oversees equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in programs and activities receiving federal financial assistance from DOL. The laws governing DOL financed programs and activities collectively prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, political affiliation or belief, and for beneficiaries only, status as a United States citizen or individual legally authorized to work in the United States.

COMPLIANCE ASSISTANCE MATERIALS

BASIC INFORMATION

• Compliance Assistance Tools for Equal Opportunity Programs that Receive Federal Financial Assistance.

• Guidance to the States - Provides guidance for developing Method of Administration (MOA) as required by regulations implementing Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
• Complaint of Discrimination Form - The form for filing a discrimination claim against a recipient of a grant or financial aide from the Department of Labor.

E-TOOLS

• Online Training on Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) - Section 188 of the WIA prohibits discrimination in participation, benefits, and employment on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, color, or national origin in programs and activities funded or otherwise financially assisted in whole or in part by the Department of Labor under WIA.

APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS

• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended - Prohibits exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on the grounds of race, color, or national origin.
• 29 CFR Part 31 - Regulations regarding nondiscrimination in federally assisted programs of the Department of Labor under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
• Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended - Prohibits exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on the grounds of disability.
• 29 CFR Part 33 - Regulations regarding nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving or benefiting from federal assistance under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended - Requires federal agencies to ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use of the information by members of the public who are not individuals with disabilities.
• 29 CFR Part 32 - Regulations regarding nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in programs and activities receiving or benefiting from federal assistance under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
• Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance.
• 29 CFR Part 35 - Regulations regarding the nondiscrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving federal financial assistance from the Department of Labor.
• Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended - Prohibits exclusion from participation in, denial of the benefits of, or discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity receiving federal financial assistance.
• 29 CFR Part 36 - Regulations regarding nondiscrimination on the basis of sex in any educational programs receiving federal financial assistance.
• Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) - Prohibits discrimination in participation, benefits, and employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, national origin, status as an individual with a disability, or political affiliation or belief, and for beneficiaries only, status as a United States citizen or individual legally authorized to work in the United States in programs and activities funded or otherwise financially assisted in whole or in part under the WIA.
• 29 CFR Part 37 - Regulations regarding the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of the WIA.
• Title II Subpart A of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended - Prohibits exclusion of qualified individuals, by reason of disability, from participation in or benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity of from discrimination in employment.

RELATED TOPICS AND LINKS

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Youth@Work Initiative - A national outreach effort to educate teenagers about their employment rights under discrimination laws. (Español)
• Job Applicants and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Age Discrimination in Employment
• Sexual Harassment in Employment

DOL CONTACTS*

• Office of Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)
  Civil Rights Center
  200 Constitution Avenue, NW
  Room N-4123
  Washington, DC 20210
  E-mail: CivilRightsCenter@dol.gov
  Tel: 1-866-4-USA-DOL (1-866-487-2365), or 202-693-6500
  TTY: 1-877-889-5627 or 202-693-6515/16

• For questions on other DOL laws,
  please call DOL's Toll-Free Help Line at 1-866-4-USA-DOL. Live assistance is available in English and Spanish, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Additional service is available in more than 140 languages through a translation service.
  Tel: 1-866-4-USA-DOL
  TTY: 1-877-889-5627

*Pursuant to the U.S. Department of Labor's Confidentiality Protocol for Compliance Assistance Inquiries, information provided by a telephone caller will be kept confidential within the bounds of the law. Compliance assistance inquiries will not trigger an inspection, audit, investigation, etc.