Civil Rights Center

	WHAT'S NEW IN CRC
2004 National Equal Opportunity Training Conference Presentations Title 29 CFR Part 35. Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Finanacial Assistance from the Department of Labor; Final Rule Section 188 Disability Checklist Training Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002

The Civil Rights Center enforces various Federal statutes and regulations that (1) prohibit discrimination in DOL financially assisted and conducted programs and activities; (2) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by certain public entities and in DOL conducted activities; and, (3) prohibit discrimination within DOL itself.

The primary external activities of this agency include: conducting equal opportunity compliance reviews of DOL grant recipients; investigating discrimination complaints filed against DOL grant recipients as well as certain complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability by State and local governments; and, providing equal opportunity compliance assistance and training to DOL grant recipients.

The primary internal activities of this agency include: mediating and/or investigating discrimination complaints filed against DOL; investigating complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in DOL conducted programs and activities; and providing compliance assistance and advice to DOL management on their responsiblities under applicable equal employment opportunity laws and regulations.