What's New
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) guidelines
- DOT Legal Opinion: Facility Alteration Requirements Under 49 CFR 37.43(a) (May 2016)
- FTA Dear Colleague Letter – DOT ADA Requirements for Station Alterations
Overview
The Office of Civil Rights is responsible for ensuring public transit providers comply with all nondiscrimination requirements. The office oversees the implementation of laws and regulations that prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and age in the provision of services to the public. The office provides technical assistance and training and conducts complaint investigations and onsite compliance reviews to ensure public transit providers fulfill civil rights requirements. Major programs the office implements include:
- Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program
- Equal Employment Opportunity program