View the State of Vermont Department of Labor Non-Discrimination Plan 2022.
Element 2 - EO Officer Responsibilities
Except for small recipients and service providers, WIOA Title One recipients must designate an Equal Opportunity Officer. This person must be in a role that reports directly to the individual in the highest-level position of authority of their organization.
Supporting Documents
Element 3 - Notice and Communication
Equal Opportunity is the Law
WIOA Program Providers must fill in the contact information for their Equal Opportunity Officer (or the person whom they have designated for this purpose) and post the notice in a conspicuous public place in all facilities where WIOA Title One financially assisted activities are conducted including American Job Centers, training providers, and other WIOA Program Providers.
Download EO Posters In Multiple Languages
Babel Notice
WIOA Program Providers must include a Babel Notice in written and electronic communicate to let participants know that language access services are available at no cost. Add the phone number associated with the program using the Babel Notice. Provide training to the staff on how to connect with a professional interpreter and how to effectively communicate with a participant who has language access needs.
Download the Babel Notice from the Supporting Documents below. Add the phone number associated with the program using the Babel Notice. Then print using the "Microsoft Print to PDF" option and it will be saved as an un-editable version.
Point to Your Language Poster
WIOA Program Providers should give participants with language access needs a way to identify their spoken or signed language(s) by displaying a "Please Point To Your Language Poster". For example, Point To Your Language Poster, which includes languages identified by the State of Vermont Translation Languages, as primary languages used by people in Vermont.
WIOA Equal Opportunity Tagline
WIOA Program Providers are required to add this WIOA EO Tagline to any written or oral communications that describe WIOA Title One programs and/or the requirements to participate in WIOA Title One programs.