Information and resources relevant to the Equal Opportunity provisions under the Workforce Investment Act are found under this link.

Equal Opportunity Is The Law
It is against the law for the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity's Bureau of Workforce Development, any of its grantees, or any other recipient of Federal financial assistance under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to discriminate on the following bases:

• 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 financially assisted program or activitiy, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with:

• The recipient's EO Officers State and Local or:
• State of Illinois WIA EO Officer:
  
  Sam Sandoval
  State WIA EO Officer
  Illinois Dept. of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
  Bureau of Legal
  100 W. Randolph, Suite 3-400
  Chicago IL, 60601-3219
  312/814-3958
  217/558-2418 (Springfield office contact: Tim Golemo)

• Or you can file a charge with:

Director of the Civil Rights Center (CRC)
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Avenue NW, Room N-4123
Washington, DC 20210

• Download Illinois WIA Complaint Form 

Resources

• WIA EO Methods of Administration
• Discrimination Complaint Procedures
• Complaint Procedures Brochure
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Brochure
• Civil Rights Center Compliance Assistance Tools
• WIA EO Policy Letters
• EO Officers State and Local

Tax Credit Information

ADA Small Business Tax Credit
This credit covers 50% of eligible expenditures up to $10,000

Limited English Proficiency

LEP.gov is created by the Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency.

Language Assistance Self-Assessment and Planning Tool for Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance

Equal Opportunity Information

• Equal Opportunity is the Law Poster - English 
• Equal Opportunity is the Law Poster - Spanish
• Department of Labor - Civil Rights Center (CRC)
• Illinois Department of Human Rights
• U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission
• Workforce Investment Act of 1998: Its Application to People with Disabilities - Department of Labor
• EO Officer Toolkit

State of Illinois Required Postings