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Equal Opportunity Monitoring and Compliance
Information and resources relevant to the Equal Opportunity provisions under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) are found under this link.
Equal Opportunity Is The Law
It is against the law for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity’s Office of Employment & Training, any of its grantees, or any other recipient of Federal financial assistance under the WIOA to discriminate on the following bases:
- 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 WIOA, on the basis of the beneficiary’s citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or his or her 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 WIOA Title I-financially assisted program or activity;
- Providing opportunities in, or treating any 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.
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What to Do If You Believe You Have Experienced Discrimination
If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with:
- Tim Golemo, Senior State Equal Opportunity Compliance Officer and Investigator - 217.558.2418 TTY number 800.785.6055
- The recipient’s Local Equal Opportunity Officer or directly with the State of Illinois:
- The recipient’s Local Equal Opportunity Officer or directly with the State of Illinois:
- Or you can file a charge directly with the US Department of Labor at:
Director of the Civil Rights Center (CRC)
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123
Washington, DC 20210
- Download Illinois WIOA Complaint Form
State of Illinois Nondiscrimination Plan
Resources
- Building an Inclusive Workforce
- Complaint Procedures Brochure
- Civil Rights Center Compliance Assistance Tools
- Illinois Department of Labor Required Postings
- United States Department of Labor - Employment and Training Advisories
- United State Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publications
- Illinois Attorney General’s Accessibility Code Site Inspection Checklist
- United States Department of Labor - Office of Disability Employment Policy Publications
- Illinois Deaf and Hard of Hearing Commission Interpreter Directory
- Illinois Virtual Labor Market Information System
- United States Access Board Guidelines and Standards
- Illinois Accessibility Code
- Job Accommodations Network (JAN)
Limited English Proficiency
LEP.gov is created by the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency.
Bilingual Needs and Bilingual Pay Annual Reports
- African American Plan FY20
- African American Plan FY21
- African American Plan FY22
- Asian American Plan FY20
- Asian American Plan FY21
- Asian American Plan FY22
- Bilingual Needs and Bilingual Pay Annual Report FY20
- Bilingual Needs and Bilingual Pay Annual Report FY21
- Bilingual Needs and Bilingual Pay Annual Report FY22
- Hispanic Plan FY20
- Hispanic Plan FY21
- Hispanic Plan FY22
- Native American Plan FY20
- Native American Plan FY21
- Native American Plan FY22