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CFR  

Code of Federal Regulations Pertaining to U.S. Department of Labor

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Title 20  

Employees' Benefits

 

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Chapter V  

Employment and Training Administration, Department of Labor

 

 

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Part 667  

Administrative Provisions Under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act

 

 

 

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Subpart B  

Administrative Rules, Costs and Limitations

20 CFR 667.275 - What are a recipient's obligations to ensure nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, and what are a recipient's obligations with respect to religious activities?

  • Section Number: 667.275
  • Section Name: What are a recipient's obligations to ensure nondiscrimination and equal opportunity, and what are a recipient's obligations with respect to religious activities? 
    (a)(1) Recipients, including State and local workforce investment 

boards, One-Stop operators, service providers, vendors and 

subrecipients, must comply with the nondiscrimination and equal 

opportunity provisions of WIA section 188 and its implementing 

regulations.

    (2) Nondiscrimination and equal opportunity requirements and 

procedures, including complaint processing and compliance reviews, are 

governed by the regulations implementing WIA sec. 188 and are 

administered and enforced by the DOL Civil Rights Center.

    (3) As described in Sec. 667.260(a), funds may be used to meet a 

recipient's obligation to provide physical and programmatic 

accessibility and reasonable accommodation in regard to the WIA 

program, as required by section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 

as amended, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as 

amended.

    (b) 29 CFR part 2, subpart D governs the circumstances under which 
recipients may use DOL support, including WIA Title I financial 
assistance, to employ or train participants in religious activities. 
Under that subpart, such assistance may be used for such employment or 
training only when the assistance is provided indirectly within the 
meaning of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution, and not 
when the assistance is provided directly. As explained in that subpart, 
assistance provided through an Individual Training Account is generally 
considered indirect, and other mechanisms may also be considered 
indirect. See also 20 CFR 667.266 and 29 CFR 37.6(f)(1). 29 CFR part 2, 
subpart D also contains requirements related to equal treatment of 
religious organizations in Department of Labor programs, and to 
protection of religious liberty of Department of Labor social service 
providers and beneficiaries. Limitations on the employment of 
participants under WIA Title I to carry out the construction, 
operation, or maintenance of any part of any facility used or to be 
used for religious instruction or as a place of religious worship are 
described at 29 CFR 37.6(f)(2). See section 188(a)(3) of the Workforce 
Investment Act of 1998, 29 U.S.C. 2938(a)(3).
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