EQUAL OPPPORTUNITY OFFICERS ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

1. EQUAL OPPPORTUNITY OFFICERSROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES Presenters: Rogelio Valdez, EO Officer, State of Idaho Gregory Shaw, Civil Rights Center Facilitators: Alice McVey, EO Officer, West Virginia Bureau of Employment Programs Katrina Creek, Civil Rights Center

2. Recipients Responsible for Designating Equal Opportunity Officers • State Workforce Agencies • Job Corps Contractors & Centers • Local Workforce Investment Areas • National Grantees (Older Workers, Indian & Native American, Migrant & Seasonal Farmworkers, and Discretionary Grantees)

3. Regulations Requiring the Designation Equal Opportunity Officers WIA Recipients: • WIA (29 CFR Part 37), Title VI (29 CFR Part 31), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 CFR Part 32) Non-WIA Recipients: • Title VI (29 CFR Part 31), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 CFR Part 32)

4. Equal Opportunity Role Serve as the staff person(s) responsible for overseeing the recipient’s civil rights responsibilities related to its obligation as a U.S. Department of Labor financial assistance recipient.

5. Equal Opportunity Responsibilities • Serving as liaison with CRC; • Conducting and/or coordinating the recipient’s equal opportunity monitoring program;

6. Equal Opportunity Responsibilities • Administering the recipient’s discrimination complaint process; • Reporting equal opportunity matters to the top official;

7. Equal Opportunity Responsibilities • Administering an LWIA EO Officer designation process (State WIA Agencies); • Coordinating the development of the State’s Methods of Administration (State Workforce Agencies);

8. Equal Opportunity Regulations EO Officers Need to Understand • Civil Rights Act – 29 CFR Part 31 • Rehabilitation Act/Section 504 – 29 CFR Part 32 • Age Discrimination Act – 29 CFR Part 35 • Workforce Investment Act – 29 CFR Part 37

9. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities of an Equal Opportunity Officer • Good working knowledge of all applicable laws and regulations; • Ability to manage a discrimination complaint process;

10. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities of an Equal Opportunity Officer • Skill in fact-finding; • Ability to develop and execute monitoring plans and strategies;

11. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities of an Equal Opportunity Officer • Ability top perform statistical and process analyses; • Good communication skills (oral, written and electronic)

12. Need When you need help or just need an answer to a question, make the Civil Rights Center your first choice.

13. Civil Rights Center Assistance . . . • Interpretation of regulations; • Advice and guidance on complaint handling; • Support in developing monitoring plan, tools, and guides; • Assistance in developing and conducting training; • Assistance in developing MOA and/or EO policies and procedures; and • Backing in doing your job.

14. Other FREEResources and Assistance • Disability Business Technical Assistance Centers • Job Accommodation Network • FEDERAL WEBSITES: Department of Justice, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission • State & LWIA EO Officers