Civil Rights Center

The Civil Rights Center, Directorate of Civil Rights, enforces various Federal statutes and regulations that (1) prohibit discrimination in DOL funded programs and activities; (2) prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability by certain public entities and in DOL conducted activities; and, (3) prohibit discrimination within DOL itself.

The primary external activities of this agency include:

conducts equal opportunity compliance reviews of DOL grant recipients on a periodic basis;

investigates discrimination complaints filed against DOL grant recipients as well as certain complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability by State and local governments; and,

provides equal opportunity compliance assistance and training to DOL grant recipients.

The primary internal activities of this agency include:

mediates and/or investigates discrimination complaints filed against DOL;

investigates complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in DOL conducted activities;