OREINETATION SESSION FOR

NEWLY DESIGNATED EQUAL

OPPPORTUNITY OFFICERS
Presenters:

Gregory Shaw,
Shaw Civil Rights Center
Julia Gunay,
Gunay EO Specialist, Pennsylvania
Department of Labor & Industry
Crystal Adams,
Adams EO Specialist, Pennsylvania
Department of Labor & Industry
Janice Gleason,
Gleason Philadelphia Workforce
Investment Board

Facilitator:

Camille Vollaro,
Vollaro EO Officer, State of Rhode
Island
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)
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)
 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.
 Equal Opportunity
Responsibilities

Administering the recipient’s

discrimination complaint process;
Conducting and/or coordinating the
recipient’s equal opportunity
monitoring program;
 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);
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;
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
of an Equal Opportunity
Officer

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

Ability top perform statistical and

process analyses;
Good communication skills (oral,
written and electronic)
 FREE Resources and Assistance

Civil Rights Center

http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/crcwelcome.htm

State, Local and National Program Equal

Opportunity Officers
Related Links from the Civil Rights Center Website

Department of Justice/ ADA home page

Department of Justice/Civil Rights Division
Disability.gov
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers
ETA Disability Online
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Firstgov.gov/Espanol
Firstgov.gov
Job Accommodation Network
Limited English Proficiency
National Association of State Workforce Agencies
National Association of Workforce Boards
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Onestops.info
The Access Board
 CRC Telephone Numbers
Director’s Office ………………………. (202) 693-6500
Office of Compliance
Assistance and Planning ……………. (202) 693-6501
Office of External
Enforcement …………………………… (202) 693-6502
Office of Internal
Enforcement …………………………… (202) 693-6503
Office of Mediation, Counseling
and Evaluation ………………………… (202) 693-6504
Fax ………………………………………. (202) 693-6505
TTY ………………………………………. (202) 693-6515/16