[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR37.1]

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                             TITLE 29--LABOR
 
PART 37--IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NONDISCRIMINATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY PROVISIONS OF THE WORKFORCE INVESTMENT ACT OF 1998 (WIA)--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 37.1  What is the purpose of this part?


    The purpose of this part is to implement the nondiscrimination and 
equal opportunity provisions of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 
(WIA), which are contained in section 188 of WIA. Section 188 prohibits 
discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national 
origin, age, disability, political affiliation or belief, and for 
beneficiaries only, citizenship or participation in a WIA Title I-
financially assisted program or activity. This part clarifies the 
application of the nondiscrimination and equal opportunity provisions of 
WIA and provides uniform procedures for implementing them.