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APPENDIX D - LEGAL DISCLOSURES Equal Opportunity Information It is against the law for this agency to discriminate against any individual on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or political affiliation or belief, or against any beneficiary of, applicant to, or participant in programs financially assisted under Title I of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), on the basis of the individual’s citizenship status or participation in any WIOA Title I–financially assisted program or activity. What to Do if You Believe You Have Experienced Discrimination If you think that you have been subjected to discrimination under a WIOA Title I–financially assisted program or activity, you may file a complaint within 180 days from the date of the alleged violation. To File a Complaint Online Visit: www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/crc/complaint.htm To File a Complaint by Mail Send information about your complaint to: The Director - Civil Rights Center U.S. Department of Labor 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-4123 Washington, DC 20210 Your Privacy Matters to Us To File a Complaint by Mail or for Equal Opportunity Information Send information about your complaint to: Department of Labor & Industry Office of Equal Opportunity 651 Boas Street, Room 1402 Harrisburg PA 17121 717-787-1182 or 800-622-5422 We follow all state and federal laws that protect your private information. To help connect you with programs designed to get you back to work, we share some of your information with our partners, such as the PA CareerLink®, and they are not allowed to share it with anyone else. We give them your: • Contact information • Employment and job search history • Demographics (such as age or gender) Your previous employers and other state or local government agencies may release to our agency any information, including your Social Security number, required for the proper administration of your claim. We also use your Social Security number to report the amount of UC benefits you receive to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as taxable income. Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Handbook 23