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 (refer to contact information below);
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 (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 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 CRC. You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you
received the Notice of Final Action.
For additional information, or to file a complaint, contact:
Jose J. Soto, JD
Vice President for Access/Equity/Diversity
Southeast Community College Area
301 South 68th Street Place
Lincoln, NE 68510
402/323-3412 (office)
402/323-3420 (FAX)
402/613-1181 (cell)