Kansas WorkforceOne - Equal Opportunity

Equal Opportunity

Kansas Local Area 1 Equal Opportunity Officer:

Robert L. Dalke
Local Area I Administrative Office
631 E. Crawford, Suite 206
Salina, KS 67401

Contact Information:
Phone: 785-493-8018
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Equal Opportunity is the Law

It is against the law for this 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 or 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 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.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE EXPERIENCED DISCRIMINATION

If you think that 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 until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner), before filing with the Civil Rights Center (CRC), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123, Washington, DC 20210.

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 in 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.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU HAVE A “GENERAL” COMPLAINT IN REGARD TO WIA IB ADULT, DISLOCATED WORKER, YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS, OR THE KANSAS LOCAL AREA I ONE STOP SYSTEM

General WIA complaints may be made up to one year from the date of the event or condition alleged to be a violation of WIA. General WIA complaints fall into the following two categories:

Complaints involving local WIA programs, agreements, or Local Workforce Investment Board (Local Board) policies and activities; or

Complaints involving State WIA policies, programs, activities or agreements.

General WIA complaints may be resolved through an informal process in which the complainant contacts either the service provider (entity the complaint is against) or the Local Area EO Officer to discuss and attempt to resolve the issue, or through a formal written complaint process.

An entity receiving financial assistance under WIA may not discharge, intimidate, retaliate, threaten, coerce, or discriminate against any person because such person files a complaint, opposes a prohibited practice, furnishes information, assists, or participates in any manner in an investigation or hearing.

Complaints Involving Local Programs and Policies

Who May File

Any applicant, employee, participant, service provider, program recipient, or other interested party may file a complaint alleging a violation of local WIA programs, agreements or Local Board policies and activities.

Complainants with Disabilities

Complainants with disabilities will be accommodated in communication and location. Alternate formats will be used on request to notify the complainant of hearings, results and any other written communication. Auxiliary aides and services, such as deaf interpreters or assistive listening devices, will be provided on request for negotiations, hearings and any other meetings where aural communication occurs. An accessible location will be used for hearings and other meetings on request.

Time and Place for Filing

Complaints may be filed with the Local Administrative Entity (Local Area I) or the service provider within one year from the date of the event or condition alleged to be a violation of WIA.

How to File

Put the complaint in writing, or fill out the General WIA Complaint Form which may be downloaded from this page. Make sure to include the following information and submit the complaint to the Equal Opportunity Officer for Local Area I.

Full name, telephone number and address of the person making the complaint;

Full name and address of the respondent; and

Statement of the facts (including dates) that constitute the alleged violation(s).

Complaints Involving State WIA Policies, Programs, Activities or Agreements Who May File

Applicants, employees, participants, service providers, recipients and other interested parties may file a complaint alleging a violation of State WIA policies, programs, activities or agreements.

Complainants with Disabilities

Time and Place for Filing

Complaints may be filed with the State service provider or Commerce within one year from the date of the event or condition alleged to be a violation of WIA.

The Workforce Investment Act Equal Opportunity Officer for the Kansas Department of Commerce is:

John M. Ybarra
Kansas Department of Commerce
1000 S.W. Jackson Street
Topeka, KS 66612
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