For the State Equal Opportunity Officer and EOC/EOO Compliance Expectations see "WIA EO Officer Toolkit" at this Web site. (click)


The Nine Elements

Oregon's guarantee concerning non-discrimination and equal opportunity in WIA programs

     As a condition to the award of financial assistance under Title I, WIA, the State has the obligation to establish and assure equal opportunity and to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, and for program applicants and participants only, citizenship or participation in a WIA Title I financially-assisted program or activity.
 
     This policy, shown below in its entirity, clarifies the application of the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions under the Act and provides procedures for implementing them. As specified in the implementing regulations, the proposed policy applies to recipients of funds under Title I of WIA, including service providers and One Stop Operators.
 
  2007-09 Approved Methods of Administration

 
Authorities

State and Federal guidance for implementing the MOA

Federal Department of Labor statute and regulations

PL 105-220 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 WIA Law 
 
WIA Final Regulations 20 CFR Part 652
 
MOA Regulations 29 CFR Part 37

Oregon Administrative Rules implementing the State´s MOA

Employment Department   OAR 471-010-0070 
 
Community Colleges & Workforce Development OAR 589-020-0110 

Oregon Workforce Letters adopted by the Oregon Workforce Investment Board  
 
Compliance with Elements of the State´s Methods of Administration and Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act 
 
Equal Opportunity Coordinators at Workforce Regions/One-stop Level 
 
Equal Opportunity Notification, Posters, Fliers and Other Communication  

Processing Equal Opportunity/Discrimination Complaints  

Plan to develop a Language Assistance Program for Persons with Limited English Proficiency

 

Regional One-Stop Coordinators

Designation of Equal Opportunity Officer and Coordinators
MOA Element #1  

Equal Opportunity Coordinators at Workforce Regions/One-stop Level 
Oregon Workforce Letter 1-02 

Current EOC List 
Contact list for Regional/One-stop Coordinators, State Equal Opportunity Officers, Regional Board staff and other Equal Opportunity Advocates
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Accessability & Outreach

Notices and communication of non-discrimation and equal opportunity policies and assurances

MOA Element #2
Notices & Communication of Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policies
 
MOA Element #3:
Assurances
 
Equal Opportunity Notification, Posters, Fliers and Other Communication 
Oregon Workforce Letter 1-01

Universal access and compliance with disability requirements

MOA Element #4   Universal Access:MOA
 
MOA Element #5  Compliance iwth Disability Requirements
 
Plan to Develop a Language Assistance Program for Persons with Limited English Proficiency  Oregon Workforce Letter 1-04

Limited English Proficiency (LEP) resources

Language Identification Card
The "I speak card"  
AltaVista - Babel Fish Translation
Language translator  
Federal Interagency Working Group on Limited English Proficiency Website  
DOL final LEP Guidance  
LEP Checklist  
DOJ Final LEP Guidance  
LEP Self-Assessment tool  
DOJ-LEP Best Practices/Tools Manual  
LEP Video (Click on link and scroll down to Resources)  
LEP.Gov 

 

Data and Information Collection and Maintenance

 

MOA Element #6

 

 

Regional profiles and US Census Data - Helping make informed decisions

State and County QuickFacts
Community Profiles-Oregon Economic & Community Development Department

PRISM Performance Data on Race/Ethnicity

PRISM Ethnicity Reports YTD
 
PRISM Reports
Oregon Labor Market Information System (OLMIS)
OLMIS
 
(This system includes race/ethnicity data.  Open the "population" or "regions" links for demographic data.)

 

Monitoring & Corrective Action

Equal Opportunity Monitoring
     Each certified one-stop will be monitored at least once every three years. The Equal Opportunity Coordinator for the selected one-stop will be notified at least 1 month prior to the planned on-site review and given ample time to complete and submit the MOA Self-assessment tool prior to the review.

MOA Element #7
 
Check here  to see when your one-stop center(s) will be monitored

Corrective Actions & Sanctions
MOA Element #9

Equal Opportunity Monitoring Guide 2

WIA 188

Annual Report of Compliance

ADA Self Evaluation Report

On-Site_Results_Sample_2008

Compliance_Pointers_(EOC)


Complaint Procedure

Complaint Processing
MOA Element #8 

Processing Equal Opportunity/Discrimination Complaints 
Oregon Workforce Letter 1-03
 
Complaint Log
 
Complaint Log Instructions
 
Complaint flowchart with time frames  
 
Complaint Form 2007 - English
 
Complaint Form 2007 - Spanish

Calendar, Training & Materials

MOA Event Calendar
     The MOA calendar will be updated regularly to announce new training events, submission dates for compliance reports and other events important to all the Equal Opportunity Coordiantors.

2007/2008 Complaint Log
(10-01-01 to 9-30-08)

On-line Annual Report of Compliance
(Due 10-15-08 and no later than 11-01-08)

MOA/EOO Training
   June 2008
   November 2008

Training
On-going EOC Training

Training materials - Orientation for new Equal Opportunity Coordinators

     These materials are available for use by regional/one-stop equal opportunity coordinators. If you find something especially useful, or have your own training materials that can be shared with other Coordinators, please let us hear from you.

Training Plan

Orientation for new EOCs

Forms, Publications, Links 
 
Mediation and Alternate Dispute Resolution   (ED PUB 113)
     English Version
    Spanish Version
     Russian Version
   Vietnamese Version
 
Discrimination Complaint Procedures (ED PUB 114)
     English Version
     Spanish Version
     Russian Version
     Vietnamese Version
 
EO is the Law Poster (AS PUB 74)
     English Version
     Spanish Version
 
Investigative Plan
   Plan 1
   Plan 2    
 
MOA (English/Spanish) Equal Opportunity poster labels
     Word document, formatted for printing - English
     Word document formatted for printing - Spanish
 
Annual Report on Compliance
 
WIA 188 Self Evaluation Form
 
ADA Self-Evaluation Form
 
WIA Complaint Forms  (English and Spanish)

Oregon EO Monitoring Report

 

Questions/Comments?  Contact Us

Marie Jones, State Equal Opportunity Officer  

503-947-1692
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Assistance for the Disabled

Resources for working with the hearing impaired

711-Relay Information brochure

Hearing accommodations by Sprint Relay online

Other accessability assistance guidance and resources

Oregon Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Technical Assistance Center
 
Federal DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy Publications

Online Training Modules

1.  Project of the ADA and IT Technical Assistance Centers
http://www.wiawebcourse.org/

2.  Training Modules for Online Training
http://www.queensu.ca/humanrights/sexualharassment/module1.php

Note:  Test results not available - must be a Queens student, staff or faculty of Queens University.

3. ADA Basic Building Blocks
An introductory web course on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) that explores the legal requirements and spirit of the ADA.
http://www.adabasics.org/

4. Workforce Connections, WIA Section 188 on-line training
http://section188.elearning.dol.gov/

5.  O-Net Academy
Webinars, powerpoint presentations and audio recordings about data collection, WIA information, workforce information, etc.
http://www.onetacademy.com/onet_acad_homepage.cfm

http://www.onetknowledgesite.com/pages/training_pages/workforce_develop_staff.html

Grants Online

Web sites that include grant foundations, online resources, general support, government assistance in writing and locating grant opportunities, etc.

GRANTS Central.org -"The only internet grants repository you will need
http://www.grantscentral.org/Default.asp

The FoundationCenter - "Helping grantseekers succeed, helping grantmakers make a difference"          
http://www.fdncenter.org/

MOA Updates}

January 2006
March 2006
May 2006
July 2006
September 2006
December 2006
March 2007
June 2007
September 2007
December 2007

Articles, Interviews, & New Products

http://www.lomakkeyboard.com/

PowerPoint presentations

MOA overview

Element 1 - 3 overview

Element 4 Census information

Element 6 Data collection and Adverse Impact

Elements 7 - 9 overview

Complaint Scenarios

Handouts

MOA Orientation training agenda

Pre-/post-test for MOA Orientation training

One-Stop MOA Scavenger Hunt

Regional profile census activity

Element 5 video discussion questions

MOA Orientation Training Eveluation Form

Other materials

"Looking Back" Ice breaker activity

MOA Training Table Tent form

Performance/Accessability Data