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Transcript of New Employee Orientation Farm Service Agency Office of Civil Rights.
New Employee Orientation
Farm Service Agency
Office of Civil Rights
FARM SERVICE AGENCY OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS
"Utilizing a Tapestry of Diversity Today to Provide Leadership for a Better Tomorrow"
Responsibilities
• Provide overall leadership and direction in the development and implementation of civil rights policies, programs and procedures.
• Scope of responsibilities extend from FSA Headquarters to Field Operations.
Organizational Structure
E q u a l E m p lo y m e ntO p p o rtu n ity B ra n ch
W a sh in g to n , D C
E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity &C iv il R igh ts O fficeK a n sa s C ity , M O
E E O C o u n se lin g &M e d iatio n B ra n chW a sh in g to n , D C
C o m p lia n ce & P ro g ramA n a ly s is B ra n chW a sh in g to n , D C
P ro g ra m C o m p la in tsIn q u iry B ra n ch
M o n tg o m e ry , A L
O ffic e o f the D ire c torW a sh in g to n , D C
FSA OCR Director’s Staff
• Johnny R. Toles, Jr. – Acting Director
• Carmen D. Martinez – Deputy Director
• David J. Adams, Special Assistant
• Chris Sikes, Management Analyst
• Cleatus Robinson, Management Analyst
• Susan Radford, Secretary
Equal Employment Opportunity Branch
• Deborah Eyer, Chief
• Holiday Jones, EEO Specialist
• Catherine Thompson, EEO Specialist
• Sean Clayton, EEO Specialist
• John Davis, EEO Specialist
• Lisa Fyall, EEO Specialist
• Rebecca Vallerin, EEO Assistant
Special Emphasis Programs
•Black Employment Program
•Disabilities Employment Program
•American Indian/Alaskan Native Employment Program
•Hispanic Employment Program
•Asian American/Pacific Islander Employment Program
•Women's Employment Program
Six Programs required by Executive Order or Departmental Regulation
Who is responsible for implementing these programs?
Six Nation-Wide Program Managers in WDC – •Full-Time Positions
•Provide Guidance, Information, Support to Field Offices
•Provide Support to WDC personnel
•50 State Special Emphasis Program Managers•Majority – Collateral Duty
•Report to State SED
•Responsible for all six programs in their state
What is the purpose of Special Emphasis Programs?
•Provide Cultural Awareness and Training
•Promote Equal Employment Opportunities for members of targeted groups
•Identify Problem Areas within targeted groups and develop recommendations for solutions
•Reduce Employee Complaints caused by misperceptions, bias, prejudice through education and exposure
•Identify Recruitment Strategies for Under-representation
Who do you Contact if you have Questions about Special Emphasis
Programs?
Your State Special Emphasis Program Manager
Washington, DC EEO Branch Staff
202-401-7211
Affirmative Employment Plan (AEP)
•Required by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
•Agency’s annual plan for addressing barriers to equal employment opportunities for minorities and women
•Plan submitted to USDA on a yearly basis
Kansas City Equal Kansas City Equal Employment Opportunity & Employment Opportunity &
Civil Rights OfficeCivil Rights Office
Kansas City EEO and Civil Rights Staff
• Edith Stovall, Staff Officer
• Teresa Jones, EO Specialist
• Janet Head, EEO Specialist
• Marsha Young, EEO Specialist
• Donna Stone, EEO Specialist
• Danielle Nigro, EO Assistant
KANSAS CITY EEO AND KANSAS CITY EEO AND CIVIL RIGHTS STAFFCIVIL RIGHTS STAFF
Manages Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO), and Civil Rights(CR) program reporting and the AEPfor all Field and State Offices.
Advises management officialsconcerning the development of plansand policies.
KANSAS CITY EEO AND KANSAS CITY EEO AND CIVIL RIGHTS STAFFCIVIL RIGHTS STAFF
Collect, evaluate, and analyzes statistical data on the status of the workforce diversity and makes information available to senior management on a quarterly basis for planning purposes.
KANSAS CITY EEO AND KANSAS CITY EEO AND CIVIL RIGHTS STAFFCIVIL RIGHTS STAFF
Participates in the development of long-range plans of action to achieve FSA AEP goals and objectives and Strategic Plan.
KANSAS CITY EEO AND KANSAS CITY EEO AND CIVIL RIGHTS STAFFCIVIL RIGHTS STAFF
Provides numerous profiles andreports for the State Management Evaluations conducted by the Alabama Office.
Participates as Reviewers on State Management Evaluation teams.
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Counseling and Mediation
Branch Mission
To resolve EEO Complaints
How do we achieve our mission
• Traditional EEO Counseling
• Mediation
• Facilitation
Employees Have The Right To:
• A working environment that is free of discrimination
• File an EEO complaint
• Anonymity in the informal EEO complaint process
What is an EEO Complaint?
An EEO Complaint is a claim that an Agency
acted or failed to act against an employee,
former employee or applicant that, adversely
affects privileges, benefits, working conditions,
or results in disparate treatment or has an
adverse impact on employees or applicants,
and is based in whole or in part on person’s
protected class which includes the following:
What is an EEO Complaint?(Continued)
– race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 & over), disability (mental/physical), and reprisal, and is not permitted under the law;
– political affiliation/beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a parent or genetic information, and is not permitted under USDA regulations.
What is an EEO Complaint?(Continued)
Contacting an EEO Counselor is the
mandatory first step in filing an EEO
Complaint.
* However, persons claiming discrimination involving Age and/or Equal Pay Act violations may bypass this process and proceed to District Court.
What is Discrimination?
Discrimination is defined in Civil Rights Law
as unfavorable or unfair treatment of a person
or class of people in comparison to others who
are not members of the same protected class.
How Do I File An EEO Complaint
To file an EEO complaint, the individual must
contact an EEO Counselor within 45 calendar
days of the alleged discriminatory event.
FSA Counseling Servicing Areas
Lydia Jones Greg Ferby Claude McKenzie Wanda Wilson
Mike Sherman Gloria Scurry Rene Rodriguez
FSA EEO CounselorsClaude McKenzie Gloria Scurry
706-546-2303 720-544-2900
Gregory Ferby Rene Rodriguez
315-477-6310 530-792-5544
Wanda Wilson Lydia Jones
859-224-7665 202-401-7167
Michael Sherman
816-926-3487
Washington, DC Staff
Debbie Lombardino, Branch Chief, 202-401-7154
Lydia Jones, EEO Counselor, 202-401-7167
Joanne Scott,
Rolina Johnson,Equal Opportunity Assistant, 202-720-8826
EE Specialist, 202-401-7177
CMB Web Site http://www.fsa.usda.gov/civil/ocrBranches/counsel_mediate.htm
Fax Number 202-401-7103
EEO Counseling and Mediation Branch Services
• EEO Counseling and Mediation• Training on Informal EEO Complaint Program• Facilitation - Workplace Disputes• Guidance and direction on EEO Complaint Process• Contact on all Informal EEO Complaints filed against
FSA
Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights
Laws prohibiting
Employment and Program discrimination
The Federal laws prohibiting
employment discrimination are:
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964(Title VII), which prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin;
the Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA), which protects men and women who perform substantially equal work in the same establishment from sex-based wage discrimination;
The Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination are:
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), which protects individuals who are 40 years of age or older;
Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), which prohibit employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities in the private sector, and in state and local governments;
the Civil Rights Act of 1991, which, among other things, provides monetary damages in cases of intentional employment discrimination.
The Federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination are:
Sections 501 and 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities who work in the Federal government; and
Civil Rights
A civil right is an enforceable right or privilege, which if
interfered with by another gives rise to an action for
injury. Examples of civil rights are freedom of speech,
press, assembly, the right to vote, freedom from
involuntary servitude, and the right to equality in public
places.
Civil Rights Laws
Statutes have been enacted to prevent
discrimination based on a person’s race, sex,
religion, age, previous condition of servitude,
physical limitation, national origin and in some
instances sexual preference.
Civil Rights Laws
• Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, based on race, color, national origin.
• Section 504, Rehabilitation Act of 1973 prohibits discrimination against an otherwise qualified disabled individual solely by reason of disability in employment, program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, federally conducted and assisted program or activity.
• Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA) and Title VII of the Consumer Protection Act of 1974 prohibits discrimination against an applicant about an aspect of a credit transaction.
• The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 prohibits discrimination based on age in the delivery of programs and services.
Federally Conducted Program Complaint Process
Complaint must befiled within 180calendar days
Complaint submitted to USDA Office of CR
USDA OCR directs FSAto conduct an FFI and
provide an AgencyPosition Statement (APS)
Complaints are processed within 180 days of
acceptance
FSA has24 days to conducta Fact Finding Inquiry
and prepare an APS
FSA will submit to OCRan APS to be included in
final complaint processing
Program Compliance and Analysis Branch
• Christopher Sikes, Acting Chief
• Jeffrey Hayden, EO Assistant
• Tracey Durr, Program Complaints Specialist
• Doretha Frierson, EO Specialist
• Carl Holmes, Program Complaints Specialist
• Millie West-Wiggins, EO Specialist
• Philip Newby, Program Complaints Specialist
Program Complaints Inquiry Branch(PCIB)
PCIB StaffMontgomery, AL
• Carlton O’neal, Chief• Katherine H. Colvin, Secretary• Program Complaints Specialist (PCS)• Roy C. Brown• Elvin R. Earthly• Sharon S. Ervin• Patricia Gates
PCIB StaffMontgomery, AL
(Continued)
• Program Complaints Specialist, continued • Charles R. Glenn• G. Howard Goza• Richard B. Jones• Charles E. Lewis• Carnell McAlpine• Olan Sanders• John E. Smith, III
PCIB Functions
• Conduct Fact-Finding Inquires on Program Discrimination Cases
• Conduct Special Inquiries, Misconduct Inquiries, and OIG Hotline Complaints
• Conduct EEO and CR State Management Reviews
Fact-Finding Inquiries (FFIs)
• FSA is given 24 days to provide an Agency response to USDA/Office of Civil Rights on allegations of program discrimination complaints.
• PCIB has 14 days to conduct a FFI.
FFI Process
The PCS:
Prepares the Investigative Plan
Prepares the Investigative Plan
Contacts the State Executive Director and other applicable personnel
FFI Process, continued
Takes statements from FSA personnelObtains and analyzes data
FFI Process, continued
Prepares the Report
All USDA employees are required to cooperate in any investigation. You are subject to disciplinary action, up to and including removal, if you refuse to answer or fail to respond truthfully and fully to any of the questions, or fail to provide other requested information to the PCS. Your right to invoke the protection of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution applies only with respect to self-incrimination in a criminal investigation.
- Departmental Bulletin 735-1
State Management Reviews (SMR)
PURPOSE
To monitor and evaluate FSA programs to
ensure they are administered in a
non-discriminatory manner.
SMR, continued
The Administrator’s Performance Review
Plan and FSA’s Strategic Plan require
that FSA/OCR complete at least 10 EEO
and CR State Management Reviews each
year.
SMR Process
States & Team Selections
Notification
Data Analysis
Service Center Selections
Notification
Interview Employees
Review Accessibility
Review Public Information
Review Files
SMR Report to State
Corrective Action Plan to FSA/OCR
Implementation Reports
Closure
On-Site Review Post-ReviewPre-Review
Administrator’s Policy Statements
• Civil Rights Policy Statement
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/pas/civil/civil_rights.htm
• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/civil/statements/eeo_policy.htm
Administrator’s Policy Statements, continued
• Reprisal and Retaliation Statement
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/civil/statements/reprisal_policy.htm
• Sexual Harassment Statement
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/civil/statements/Harassment_policy.htm
USDA Policy Statement
• Civil Rights Policy Statement
http://www.usda.gov/da/CRPolicy.htm
FSA/OCR Contacts
• Office of the Director – (202) 401-7220
• EEOB – (202) 401-7206
• CPAB – (202) 720-9413
• CMB – (202) 401-7154
• KC-EEO/CR – (816) 926-6701
• PCIB – (334) 279-3601