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Veteran Transitional Center: a center for the veteran and their family.

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News Release

ODEP News Release: [02/25/2010]
Contact Name: Bennett Gamble or Clarisse Young
Phone Number: (202) 693-4667 or x5051
Release Number: 10-0244-NAT

US Department of Labor re-launches National Resource Directory for wounded warriors with US Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Labor, along with the U.S. Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs, has re-launched a new and improved National Resource Directory Web site for America's wounded warriors, their caregivers, other members of the veteran community and employers. The directory provides access to thousands of services and other resources at the national, state and local levels to support recovery, rehabilitation and community reintegration.

"The Department of Labor is proud to team with the Departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs in offering this important tool for those who have sacrificed in service to others," said Assistant Secretary of Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez. "As a nation, we are indebted to these men and women, and the National Resource Directory is part of our commitment to ensuring they have access to the resources they need to recover and successfully return to work and civilian life."

The site's newest features include: a "homelessness" section providing resources for homeless veterans; the ability to view all resources alphabetically and by popularity; a "bookmark and share" capability that allows users to spread the word about valuable resources on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites; a news feature with updates on information and events; an easy-to-navigate design and interface; and a fast, reliable search engine.

The National Resource Directory is a comprehensive, online gateway to nationwide resources for wounded, ill and injured service members, veterans and their families. It includes extensive information for those seeking education, training and employment, as well as information to assist employers in hiring veterans, understanding employment laws and making workplace accommodations for veterans with disabilities. The directory also includes information to support employment and community reintegration, such as on the topics of health, housing, transportation and travel.

For more information, visit http://www.nationalresourcedirectory.gov.

 

 

Civil Rights Center

The Civil Rights Center (CRC) administers and enforces various Federal statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders that relate to nondiscrimination and equal opportunity. These three types of equal opportunity laws:

  1. forbid discrimination on various bases in programs and activities that receive Federal financial assistance, either from DOL itself or, under Title I of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), from another Federal department; and
  2. forbid discrimination on the basis of disability:
    1. by specified types of public entities (such as State and local governments) and
    2. in programs and activities conducted by DOL; and
  3. forbid employment discrimination within DOL itself.

CRC's work within DOL is known as "internal" activity. Its work with the Federal financial assistance recipients described above, with public entities, and with programs and activities that are conducted by DOL, is known as "external" activity.

CRC's primary external activities include:

  • reviewing whether those Federal financial assistance recipients are complying with the applicable equal opportunity laws that CRC administers;
  • investigating discrimination complaints filed against those Federal financial assistance recipients, as well as certain complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability by State and local governments and in DOL-conducted programs and activities; and
  • providing equal opportunity compliance assistance and training to those recipients and public entities.

CRC's primary internal activities include:

  • mediating and/or investigating discrimination complaints filed against DOL; and,
  • providing compliance assistance and training to DOL managers, supervisors, and employees, about their rights and responsibilities under the applicable equal opportunity statutes, regulations, and Executive Orders.

The About CRC page explains CRC's responsibilities and activities in more detail.
Important: CRC has no jurisdiction over, and therefore cannot investigate discrimination complaints against, private employers that are not recipients of Federal financial assistance from DOL or under WIA Title I. Those complaints should be filed with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Information about filing with EEOC is available here. If you would like to file a complaint about discrimination by or in a program or activity operated by an organization that receives Federal financial assistance from DOL or under WIA Title I, the Complaint Information Form that you may use is available here. If you are a DOL employee, or an applicant for a job with DOL, and would like to file a complaint, this page explains what your rights are and how the internal complaint process works.
 

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