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<br />California Employment Development Department (EDD). <br /> <br />S. CONTRACTOR agrees to comply with all applicable provisions of the ACT and <br />the federal regulations, including but not limited to the regulations found at 20 CFR part 629. <br /> <br />T. Based on the population eligible to be served, or likely to be directly affected by <br />the WIA program or activity, the services or information may need to be provided in a language other <br />than English in order to allow such population to be effectively informed about or able to participate in <br />the program or activity. Pursuant to 29 CFR 37.35, the CONTRACTOR must take reasonable steps to <br />provide services and information in appropriate languages after considering the scope ofthe program <br />or activity, and the size and concentration ofthe population that needs services or information in a <br />language other than English. <br /> <br />2. Obligations of Faith Based Organizations: <br /> <br />A. Non-Discriminatory Compliance For Use of Federal Funds. No individual in the United <br />States may, on the ground of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, political <br />affiliation or belief, and for beneficiaries only, citizenship or participation in any Workforce Investment <br />Act (WIA) Title I-financially assisted program or activity, be excluded from participation in, denied the <br />benefits of, subjected to discrimination under, or denied employment in the administration of or in <br />connection with any WIA Title I-funded program or activity. 29 C.F.R. 37.5. <br /> <br />B. CONTRACTOR assures that it will not use DOL funds for inherently <br />religious activities. This requirement applies equally to all organizations. 29 C.F.R. 2.32(c). <br /> <br />C. CONTRACTOR agrees and understands that DOL support cannot be used for <br />inherently religious activities. "Inherently religious activities" are defined as: 1) religious worship; 2) <br />religious instruction; 3) religious proselytizing. Organizations may not use Federal funds to purchase <br />religious literature or materials intended for inherently religious activities. <br /> <br />D. CONTRACTOR may use "direct" Federal support to pay members of its staff <br />provided the staff is delivering the Federally-supported service and is not engaged in inherently <br />religious activities, such as religious worship, instruction, and proselytizing, while working to provide <br />a Federally-supported service. The staff member may be a religious leader, including but not limited to, <br />a rabbi, priest, imam, or preacher, so long as he or she does not engage in these activities while being <br />paid with public funds. <br /> <br />E. CONTRACTOR may still engage in inherently religious activities, but these <br />activities must be kept separate in time or location from Federally supported activities and must be a <br />voluntary program participants and beneficiaries. <br /> <br />F. Individuals who receive Federally supported services from CONTRACTOR <br />may participate in CONTRACTOR'S religious activities provided: <br /> <br />(1) announcements of or invitations to religious services or events are handled in a similar <br />fashion to announcements for non-religious events; <br />(2) the religious activities are kept separate in time or location from Federally supported <br />activities; <br /> <br />Page 5 of 18 <br />