Workforce Investment Board of Kanawha County

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 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 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;

Alice McVey, Equal Opportunity Office

WORKFORCE West Virginia

 112 California Avenue

Charleston, WV  25305

(304) 558-1600 TDD (304) 558-1549

or

Annabelle Lockhart, Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC)

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-4123

Washington, DC  20210

(202) 693-6502

 TTY (202) 693-6515 

If you file your complaint with the recipient, you must wait until either the recipient issues a written Notice of Final Action or until 90 days have passes (whichever is sooner), before filing with the CRC (see address above). 

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 the 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 on your complaint, but you are dissatisfied with the decision or resolution, you may file a complaint with the CRC.  You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received the Notice of Final Action. 

For Information or to File a Complaint, Contact:

Alice McVey, EO Officer

WORKFORCE  West Virginia

112 California Avenue

Charleston, WV  25305

Telephone:  (304) 558-1600 

Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities

An Equal Opportunity Program/Employer

(R: 11/06)