Equal Opportunity is the Law
Boys & Girls Club of Walker County (BGCWC), as a recipient of federal financial assistance, must provide the following notice that it does not discriminate on any prohibited ground.
Equal Opportunity is the Law
It is against the law for this recipient of federal financial assistance to discriminate on the following bases: against any individual in the United States, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, sex stereotyping, transgender status, and gender identity), national origin (including limited English proficiency), age, disability, or political affiliation or belief, or, against any beneficiary of, applicant to, or participant in programs financially assisted under Title 1 of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, on the basis of the individual’s citizenship status or participation in any Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title 1 –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 Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act Title 1–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. Recipients of federal financial assistance must take reasonable steps to ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. This means that, upon request and at no cost to the individual, recipients are required to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to qualified individuals with disabilities.
What to Do If You Believe You Have Experienced Discrimination
If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Title 1 financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation with either:
- The recipient's Equal Opportunity Officer (or the person whom the recipient has designated for this purpose); or the
- Director, Civil Rights Center (CRC)
U.S. Department of Labor
200 Constitution Ave NW, Rm N-4123
Washington, DC 20210 or electronically as directed on the CRC website at dol.gov/crc (Department of Labor website).
If you file your complaint with BGCWC, you must wait either until we issue a written Notice of Final Action, or until 90 days have passed (whichever is sooner), before filing with the Civil Rights Center (see address above).
If BGCWC does not give you a written Notice of Final Action within 90 days of the day on which you filed your complaint, you may file a complaint with CRC before receiving that Notice. However, you must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the 90-day deadline (in other words, within 120 days after the day on which you filed your complaint with BGCWC). If BGCWC does give you a written Notice of Final Action on your complaint, but you are dissatisfied with the decision or resolution, you may file a complaint with CRC. You must file your CRC complaint within 30 days of the date on which you received the Notice of Final Action.
If you wish to file a complaint, you may contact:
Michelle Spencer, EO Officer
P.O. Box 8600
Huntsville, Texas 77340-0010
936-291-6054 (Phone), and 936-291-8882 (Fax)
Relay Texas: 711 or
1-800-735-2989 (TDD)
1-800-735-2988 (Voice)
Voluntary Disclosure for Specialized Services for People with Disabilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Texas Commission on Human Rights Act place limits on inquiries regarding whether or not an individual has a disability and to the nature and extent of such a disability. Despite said inquiry limitations, various federal and state programs are specifically tailored to grant benefits and services to individuals based on their disability status, both veteran and non-veteran. Should you wish to have your eligibility for such services considered, please inform a BGCWC representative regarding any relevant disability information. This information will only be considered in relation to program qualification determinations as described above.
Although any of BGCWC's staff can assist you, the company has staff specifically trained to serve veterans and clients with disabilities should you wish to receive these specialized services.
Auxiliary Aids and Services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Equal Opportunity Employer/ Program.
Deaf, hard-of-hearing or speech impaired customers may contact Relay Texas: 800-735-2989 (TDD) and 711 (Voice).
Retaliation Discrimination
Texas Labor Code Chapter 21 (Chapter 21), Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (Title VII), the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) protect individuals from retaliation. An employer may not fire, demote, harass or otherwise retaliate against an individual for submitting a complaint of discrimination, participating in a discrimination proceeding or otherwise opposing discrimination and for reasons listed in 29 CFR 38.19. The law applies to private employers with 15 or more employees, and to all state and local governmental entities no matter how many employees they have.