This is an informational paper to assist equal opportunity professionals, and human resource professionals, better understand the differences in disability-based and gender-based discrimination complaints. Given the length of the paper, ...
If you operate or administer federally funded programs and activities, or if you are a state or local government agency, federal civil rights laws require that you include the foregoing ...
Political affiliation discrimination occurs when an adverse action is taken against a person based on the person’s political affiliation or beliefs. Political affiliation discrimination may arise in federally-assisted programs and ...
A discrimination complaint is filed when someone feels that s/he has been unfairly or unjustly treated as compared to someone else. Sometimes, the person believes that a process or criteria ...
The following excerpt is from remarks delivered by Ms. Foster at a national Equal Opportunity Conference in Washington, DC: It is a privilege for me to be here today, and ...
In this article, we look at the importance of having sound policies and procedures in place for ensuring the nondiscriminatory delivery of aid, training, benefits, and services to the public ...
For more information on any of the following articles, go to www.dol.gov/odep. The Changing Workforce – Assistant Secretary Martinez Addresses DMEC Conference Speaking to an audience of disability management professionals, ...
On March 13, 2014, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) launched a new database to help contractors find qualified workers with disabilities and veterans, and to assist contractors ...
This fact sheet provides basic information about how federal employment discrimination law applies to religious dress and grooming practices. A full-length question-and-answer guide is available at http://www.eeoc.gov/eeoc/publications/qa_religious_garb_grooming.cfm. In most instances, ...
By letter dated March 5, 2014, to Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez, several Democratic members of Congress promoted the need for improvements in the inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and ...
As a state or local government official, or as the contractor for a state or local government, you must know, and comply with, applicable federal civil rights laws. Notably, Title ...
Often, you know the civil rights laws that apply to your federally-assisted programs and activities (such as Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, the Rehabilitation Act, the Age Discrimination ...