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Instructions For Form Wia-1010aforpd - Wia Equal Opportunity And Discrimination Complaint Policy

WIA-1010AFORPD (7-12)

ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC SECURITY

Employment Administration • Workforce Investment Act (WIA)

WIA EQUAL OPPORTUNITY & DISCRIMINATION COMPLAINT POLICY

WHO MAY FILE

Any person, either by him/herself or through a representative, who believes that either he/she, or any specific class of

individuals has been or is being subjected to discrimination prohibited by the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity

provisions of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), may file a written complaint. The discrimination may be on the basis of:

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief and against beneficiaries on the basis of

citizenship/immigrant status to work in the United States, or participation in programs funded under WIA, or in connection with

any WIA funded program or activity. Complaints may also be filed on the basis of alleged intimidation and retaliation in

accordance with 29 CFR Part 37.11.

WHERE TO FILE

The State of Arizona uses a three-level system that allows a complainant to file a complaint at either the local level with the

Local Workforce Investment Area (LWIA) Equal Opportunity (EO) Officer; at the state level with the State WIA EO Officer;

or at federal level with the Director of Civil Rights Center (CRC).

1. LOCAL AREA COMPLAINTS

The complainant may file a complaint with the LWIA EO Officer. Contact information for the Local Area EO Officer will be

made readily available at all Local Area offices, as well as through the Local Area sub-recipients and service providers.

2. STATE LEVEL COMPLAINTS

The complainant may file at the state level with the State WIA EO Officer:

State WIA EO Officer

Employment Administration/WIA Section

Arizona Department of Economic Security

1789 West Jefferson- Site Code 920Z

Phoenix, AZ 85007

(602) 542-2487 fax (602) 542-2491

TTY/TDD Services: 7-1-1

StateWIAEOOfficer@azdes.gov

3. FEDERAL LEVEL COMPLAINTS

If the complainant elects to file at the federal level, the complaint will be referred to:

Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC),

U.S. Department of Labor

200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123

Washington, DC 20210

Voice (202) 693-6502

TTY (202) 693-6515

CivilRightsCenter@dol.gov

Should the complainant choose to file directly with the CRC Director, the LWIA EO Officer will assist the complainant (if

requested) in completing the Complaint Information Form. For those individuals not requesting assistance, but needing forms,

addresses, etc., LWIA EO Officer will provide the necessary U.S. Department of Labor Discrimination Information Form.

Forms may be found at the following website:

English:

Spanish:

See page 4 for EOE/ADA/LEP/GINA disclosures

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Instructions For Form Wia-1010aforpd - Wia Equal Opportunity And Discrimination Complaint Policy

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