Equal Opportunity Is the Law
It is against the law for the Workforce Development Board of North Missouri and its recipients, who are receiving Federal financial assistance, to discriminate on the following basis:
Whether you are enrolled in a WIOA program or are employed as a staff person in an agency administering a WIOA program, you cannot be denied benefits or services, be segregated or treated any differently from other participants or staff, nor be discriminated against in any way on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity), national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, disability, or political affiliation or belief, or, against any beneficiary of, applicant to, or participant in programs financially assisted under Title 1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, on the basis of the individual’s citizenship status or participation in any WIOA Title 1 financially assisted program or activity.
What to Do When You Have Experienced Discrimination
If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA Title 1 financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either:
Local - East
Trence James (TJ) , Sate – Local Level Equal Opportunity Officer
Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
3757 Harry S. Truman Blvd.
St. Charles, MO 63301
Phone: (816) 804-2956
Email: trence.james@dhewd.mo.gov
Relay Missouri: 7-1-1
Local - West
Allan Hedrick, State – Local Level Equal Opportunity Officer
Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
15301 E 23rd St. S
Independence, MO 64055
Phone: (816) 585-2220, Ext. 1233
Email: allan.hedrick@dhewd.mo.gov
Relay Missouri: 7-1-1
State
Danielle Smith, State WIOA Equal Opportunity Officer
Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
P.O. Box 1087
Jefferson City, MO 65102-1087
Phone: (573) 751-2428
Fax: (573) 751-4088
Relay Missouri: 7-1-1
Federal
The Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC)
US Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave NW, #4123
Washington, DC 20210
Civil Rights Center
After filing your complaint with the Workforce Development Board of North Missouri, you must wait either until the WDB issues a written Notice of Final Action or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner) before filing with the Civil Rights Center.
WIOA Equal Opportunity Posters (Printable)
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Forms
For complaints, please complete the appropriate form below and either present it to a local Missouri Job Center or one of its affiliates or send it directly to the Local or State EO Officer listed above.
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