29 CFR 37.26 – What are a recipient’s obligations relating to the Equal Opportunity Officer?
A recipient has the following obligations:
Terms Used In 29 CFR 37.26
- Recipient: includes , but is not limited to:
(1) State-level agencies that administer, or are financed in whole or in part with, WIA Title I funds;
(2) State Employment Security Agencies;
(3) State and local Workforce Investment Boards;
(4) LWIA grant recipients;
(5) One-Stop operators;
(6) Service providers, including eligible training providers;
(7) On-the-Job Training (OJT) employers;
(8) Job Corps contractors and center operators, excluding the operators of federally-operated Job Corps centers;
(9) Job Corps national training contractors;
(10) Outreach and admissions agencies, including Job Corps contractors that perform these functions;
(11) Placement agencies, including Job Corps contractors that perform these functions; and
(12) Other National Program recipients. See 29 CFR 37.4
(a) Making the Equal Opportunity Officer’s name, and his or her position title, address, and telephone number (voice and TDD/TTY) public;
(b) Ensuring that the EO Officer’s identity and contact information appears on all internal and external communications about the recipient’s nondiscrimination and equal opportunity programs;
(c) Assigning sufficient staff and resources to the Equal Opportunity Officer, and providing him or her with the necessary support of top management, to ensure compliance with the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of WIA and this part; and
(d) Ensuring that the EO Officer and his/her staff are afforded the opportunity to receive the training necessary and appropriate to maintain competency.