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29 Complaints of displacement are to be made in writing and filed with the county. The county is responsible for the informal resolution process and notifying the complainant in writing of any offer made by an employer to informally resolve the complaint, the right to request a formal hearing, and the process for filing a request for a formal hearing. x. Indicate whether the state intends to assist individuals to train for, seek, and maintain employment providing direct care in a long-term care facility or in other occupations related to elder care for which the state identifies an unmet need. California intends to assist CalWORKs recipients to train for, seek, and maintain employment in the health care industry. This includes, but is not limited to, training for the provision of direct care in a long-term care facility and other occupations related to elder care. Such training may be provided as part of an individual’s WTW plan in accordance with Section (A) (ii), based on an assessment of the individual’s skills and abilities, and based on labor market need in the local community. Counties will coordinate and collaborate with other agencies, such as the Department of Education, the Employment Development Department, American Job Centers, and local Workforce Development Boards, as well as local health care providers, to put clients in programs with training that lead to certifications and licenses that will allow the client to be employed in various healthcare occupations, including at long-term care facilities and in the elder care field. These trainings will occur at community colleges, Regional Occupational Programs, adult vocational schools, private career colleges, the American Red Cross, local hospitals, county health departments, and other training providers. For example, some CalWORKs participants are in an “Earn-As-You Learn” program that is offered directly through local long-term care facilities. Some counties provide mentors, internships, and job placements services. xi. Outline how the state intends to meet requirements specified in the Middle- Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, the Welfare Integrity and Data Improvement Act, which requires all states to maintain policies and practices as necessary to prevent TANF assistance from being used in any electronic benefit transfer transaction in (1) liquor stores; (2) casinos, gambling casinos, or gaming establishments; and (3) adult-oriented entertainment establishments. States must report to Health and Human Services the steps they have taken to implement such policies and practices by February 22, 2014. Executive Order (EO) S-09-10, issued June 24, 2010, directed CDSS, in part, to take all necessary steps to ensure that CalWORKs recipients may not access