It is against the law for recipient of Federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following basis:
Against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age disability, political affiliation or belief; and
Against any beneficiary of programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA), on the basis of the beneficiary's citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his/her participation in any WIA 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 WIA Title I-financially assisted program or activity:
Providing opportunities in, or treating and person with regard to, such a program or activity; or
Making employment decisions in the administration of, or in connection with, such a program or activity.
What To Do If You Believe You Have Experienced Discrimination
If you think you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIA Title I-financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either:
- the recipient's Equal Opportunity Officer (or the person whom the recipient has designated for this purpose); or
- the Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210.
If you file your complaint with the recipient, you must wait either until the recipient issues a written Notice of Final Action, or 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner), before filing a 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 do not have to wait for the recipient to issue that Notice before filing a complaint with CRC. 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 complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received the Notice of Final Action.
Inquiries May Be Addressed To:
Local Level
Mr. Lawrence Pickard, CPM
Little Rock Workforce Investment Board
300 S. University Ave
Suite D-14
Little Rock, AR 72205
PH: 501.683.3844
TDD/TTY: 501.682.3331State Level
Mr. Freddy Jacobs
Employment Security Department
WIA Equal Opportunity Manager
P.O. Box 2981
Little Rock, AR 72203
PH: 501.682.3106
ARS: 1.800.285.1131Federal Level
Director
CRC Center U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave. N.W.
Room N-4123
Washington, D.C. 20210
PH: 202.219.7026
Equal Opportunity Employer/Program
Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
1123 South University Ave-Suite 1000-Little Rock, AR 72204
ph 501-683-3845 - fax 501-683-3851 - TDD/TTY 501-682-3331 - www.lrwib.org
Toll Free 800-250-6691
Arkansas Workforce Center at Little Rock
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