It is against the law for this recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following bases:
- Against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (includes pregnancy, child birth, and related medical conditions, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity), national origin (includes limited English proficiency), age, disability, political affiliation or belief; or
- Against any beneficiary of, applicant to, or participant in programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), on the basis of the individual’s citizenship status or participation in any WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity.
The recipient must not discriminate in any of the following areas:
- Deciding who will be admitted, or have access, to any Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I-financially assisted program or activity;
- Providing opportunities in, or treating any person with regard to, such a program or activity; or
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Making employment decisions in the administration of, or in connection with, such a program or activity.
Recipients of federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This means that, upon request at no cost to the individual, recipients are required to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities.
What to Do If You Believe You Have Experienced Discrimination
If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either:
For WIOA Programs and Activities:
Lillian Patterson, State-level Equal Opportunity Officer
Alabama Department of Commerce
401 Adams Avenue
P.O. Box 304106
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-4106
(334) 242-5861
Alabama Relay: 711 (TTY or Voice) |
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For Employment Service and Unemployment Insurance
Programs and Activities:
Tonya D. Scott
Equal Employment Opportunity Manager
EEO & Grievance Section
Alabama Department of Labor
649 Monroe Street
Montgomery, AL 36131
(334) 956-5835
Alabama Relay: 711 (TTY or Voice) |
Director, Civil Rights
Center U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-4123
Washington, DC 20210
or electronically as directed on the CRC Web site at www.dol.gov/crc |
If you file your complaint with the recipient, you must wait either until the recipient issues a written Notice of Final Action, or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner), before filing with the Civil Rights Center (see address above).
If the recipient does not give you a written Notice of Final Action within 90 days of the day on which you filed your complaint, you may file a complaint with CRC before receiving that Notice. However, you must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the 90-day deadline (in other words, within 120 days after the day on which you filed your complaint with the recipient). If the recipient does give you a written Notice of Final Action on your complaint, but you are dissatisfied with the decision or resolution, you may file a complaint with CRC. You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received the Notice of Final Action. |
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| The Alabama Department of Labor EEO & Grievance Section does not have the authority to investigate complaints against other government agencies or private employers. |
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I applied for and/or received services at the local Career Center and have a discrimination-based complaint. |
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I applied for and/or received Unemployment Compensation benefits and have a discrimination-based complaint. |
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I work/worked for a private or government employer, not the Alabama Department of Labor, and have a discrimination-based complaint. |
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I have a disability and/or medical condition and need information about my rights at work. |
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I have questions about pay, unpaid wages, breaks, vacation pay, FMLA, etc. |
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I want to report violations of the Child Labor Law. |
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I want to report unsafe conditions at my workplace. |
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I applied for and/or received services at the local Career Center and have a discrimination-based complaint.
I applied for and/or received Unemployment Compensation benefits and have a discrimination-based complaint.
- The Alabama Department of Labor has authority to investigate discrimination-based complaints from (1) those who applied for/received unemployment compensation benefits, and (2) any person who believes that either he/she, or any specific class of individuals, has been or is being subjected to discrimination prohibited by WIOA or 29 CFR Part 38.
- The Alabama Department of Labor has authority to investigate discrimination-based complaints from (1) those who applied for/received unemployment compensation benefits, and (2) any person who believes that either he/she, or any specific class of individuals, has been or is being subjected to discrimination prohibited by WIOA or 29 CFR Part 38.
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Tonya D. Scott, EEO Officer
Alabama Department of Labor
649 Monroe Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36131
(334) 956-5835
TTY: Dial 711 for Alabama Relay Center
Fax: (334) 956-5835
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Director of the Civil Rights Center
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N-4123
Washington, D.C. 20210
(202) 693-6502
TTY: (202) 693-6515
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| The complaint must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination. A complaining party may use the Alabama Department of Labor Discrimination Complaint/Grievance Form to file a complaint with Alabama Department of Labor. This form is available at a local Career Center or by contacting the EEO Officer at 334-956-5835. |
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| If filing a complaint with the Civil Rights Center, complete and submit the Civil Rights Center's Complaint Information Form (CIF) Complaint Information Form (CIF) to the U.S. Department of Labor, Civil Rights Center. |
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- *The complaining party's name, address and telephone number;
- *The name, address, and telephone number of the respondent employer or employment agency that is alleged to have discriminated and the number of employees, if known;
- *A short description of the alleged violation (the event that caused the complaining party to believe that his or her rights were violated);
- *The date(s) of the alleged violation(s); and
- *The complaining party's signature or the signature of the complaining party's authorized representative.
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I work/worked for a private or government employer (not the Alabama Department of Labor) and have a discrimination-based complaint.
- Any individual who believes they experienced employment related discrimination may file a charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) by calling-1-800-669-4000 or 1-800-669-6820 TTY. The charge must be filed within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation. The charge must be in writing and contain the same information set out above. Find more information here.
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I have a disability and/or medical condition and need information about my rights at work.
- A covered employer must provide a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitation of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability if it would not impose an "undue hardship" on the operation of the employer's business. Charges of disability discrimination are filed with the EEOC. Find more information here.
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I have questions about pay, unpaid wages, breaks, vacation pay, FMLA, etc.
- Contact the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at (866) 487-9243 or (334) 223-7450 or www.dol.gov/agencies/whd.
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I want to report violations of the Child Labor Law.
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I want to report an employer who is paying wages "under the table".
- Visit our website at Report Fraud or call 1-855-234-2856.
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I want to report unsafe conditions at my workplace.
- You (or your representative) have the right to file a confidential safety and health complaint and request an OSHA inspection of your workplace if you believe there is a serious hazard or if you think your employer is not following OSHA standards. Find more information here.
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Disability Services and Assistive Technology
The Alabama Department of Labor ensures equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in the administration of programs and activities. Equal opportunity includes:
- Applying nondiscrimination prohibitions.
- Providing reasonable accommodations and reasonable modifications.
- Administering programs in the most integrated setting appropriate.
- Engaging in effective communication.
- Ensuring accessibility of programs, facilities, information and communication technology.
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