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Civil Rights Program
The Civil Rights Center, Directorate of Civil Rights, enforces various
Federal statutes and
regulations
that (1) prohibit discrimination in DOL funded 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:
- conducts equal opportunity compliance reviews of DOL grant recipients
on a periodic basis;
- investigates 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,
- provides equal opportunity compliance assistance and training
to DOL grant recipients.
The primary internal activities of this agency include:
- mediates and/or investigates discrimination complaints filed against
DOL;
- investigates complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of
disability in DOL conducted activities;
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