Non-Discrimination Staffing Policy - Revision history

MandiSue at 20:46, 28 May 2025

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	An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex.		For Brookline Sprouts

	Employment ~~opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees.~~		SUBJECT: Non-Discrimination in Employment Policy Statement

	Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following.		TO: Staff

			FROM: Amanda Rhoades, Director

			An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures, and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race (to include hair type, hair texture, or hair style), color, religious creed (to include all aspects of religious observances and practice, as well as belief), disability, ancestry, national origin, age (40 and over), or sex (to include pregnancy status, childbirth status, breastfeeding status, sex assigned at birth, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, and differences in sex), and retaliation.

			Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees.

			Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following:
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			\| rowspan="3" \|Brookline Sprouts at

	Tree of Life Open Bible Church		Tree of Life Open Bible Church

	~~Brookline Sprouts~~

	1036 Brookline Blvd		1036 Brookline Blvd
Line 15:		Line 23:
	Pittsburgh, PA 15226		Pittsburgh, PA 15226

			Phone: 412-531-0590 Fax: 412-531-1199

			director@brooklinesprouts.com

			Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

	~~Commonwealth~~ of ~~Pennsylvania~~		Department of Human Services

	~~Department~~ of ~~Human Services~~		Bureau of Equal Opportunity

	~~Bureau of Equal Opportunity~~		Room 225, Health & Welfare Building

	~~Room 225~~, ~~Health & Welfare Building~~		P.O. Box 2675 Harrisburg, PA 17120

	~~P.O. Box 2675~~		Inquiries: (717) 787-1127

	~~Harrisburg, PA 17110~~		Email: RA-PWBEOAO@.pa.gov

			(Within 90 days from the date of incident)

	~~Commonwealth of~~ Pennsylvania		Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission

	~~Department of Human Services~~		333 Market Street, 8th Floor

	~~Bureau of Equal Opportunity~~		Harrisburg, PA 17101

	~~Western Regional Office~~		<nowiki>https://www.phrc.pa.gov/Complaints/Pages/How-to-File-a-Complaint.aspx</nowiki>

	~~301 Fifth Avenue~~		Inquiries: (717) 787-4410

	~~Suite 410, Piatt Place~~		TTY users only: (717) 787-7279

	~~Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1210~~		(Within 180 days from the date of incident)
			\| rowspan="3" \|Office for Civil Rights

			U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

	~~PA Human Relation Comission~~		Centralized Case Management Operations

	~~Pittsburgh Regional Office~~		200 Independence Avenue, S.W.

	~~301 Fifth Avenue~~		Room 509 HHH Bldg

	~~Suite 390~~, ~~Piatt Place~~		Washington, D.C. 20201

	~~Pittsburgh, PA 15222~~		Customer Response Center: (800) 368-1019

			TDD: (800) 537-7697

	U.S. ~~Department of Health and Human Services~~		<nowiki>https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/complaints</nowiki>

			Email: ocrcomplaint@hhs.gov

			(Within 180 days from the date of incident)

			U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

			801 Market Street, Suite 1000

			Philadelphia, PA 19107

			Inquiries: (800) 669-4000

	~~Office for Civil Rights~~		TTY users only: (800)669-6820

	~~Suite 372, Public Ledger Building~~		<nowiki>https://www.eeoc.gov/filing-charge-discrimination</nowiki>

	~~150 South Independence Mall West~~		Email: PDOContact@eeoc.gov

	~~Philadelphia, PA 19106~~-~~9111~~		(Within 300 days from the date of incident)
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PastorLance at 02:37, 28 November 2021

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-An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees. Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following.
+An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex.
 Tree of Life Open Bible Church
 Brookline Sprouts
 Brookline Blvd
 Pittsburgh, PA 15226
-PA Human Relation Commission
-Pittsburgh Regional Office
-Fifth Avenue
+Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
-Suite 390, Piatt Place
-Pittsburgh, PA 15222
+Department of Human Services
 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 Department of Human Services
 Bureau of Equal Opportunity
 Western Regional Office
 Fifth Avenue
 Suite 410, Piatt Place
 Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1210
-U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
+PA Human Relation Comission
-Office for Civil Rights
-Suite 372, Public Ledger Building
+Pittsburgh Regional Office
-South Independence Mall West
-Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111
+Fifth Avenue
-Civil Rights Complaints:
+South Independence Mall West
-) Sponsor receives a Civil Rights complaint from the complainant (i.e. parent).
+Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111

PastorLance at 00:49, 26 November 2021

2021-11-26T00:49:45Z

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	An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees. Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following.		An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees. Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following.

PastorLance at 00:49, 26 November 2021

2021-11-26T00:49:18Z

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			An open and equitable personnel system will be established and maintained. Personnel policies, procedures and practices will be designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, disability, ancestry, national origin, age or sex. Employment opportunities shall be provided for applicants with disabilities and reasonable accommodation(s) shall be made to meet the physical or mental limitations of qualified applicants or employees. Any employee who believes they have been discriminated against may file a complaint of discrimination with any of the following.
			Tree of Life Open Bible Church
			Brookline Sprouts
			1036 Brookline Blvd
			Pittsburgh, PA 15226
			PA Human Relation Commission
			Pittsburgh Regional Office
			301 Fifth Avenue
			Suite 390, Piatt Place
			Pittsburgh, PA 15222
			Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
			Department of Human Services
			Bureau of Equal Opportunity
			Western Regional Office
			301 Fifth Avenue
			Suite 410, Piatt Place
			Pittsburgh, PA 15222-1210
			Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
			Department of Human Services
			Bureau of Equal Opportunity
			Room 225, Health & Welfare Building
			P.O. Box 2675
			Harrisburg, PA 17110


			U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
			Office for Civil Rights
			Suite 372, Public Ledger Building
			150 South Independence Mall West
			Philadelphia, PA 19106-9111





			Civil Rights Complaints:
			If there is a family that has a civil rights complaint, the following procedures should be followed. The Civil Rights Complaint Log is located in the Director’s Office.

			1) Sponsor receives a Civil Rights complaint from the complainant (i.e. parent).
			a) Sponsor must inform complainant of Federal Civil Rights rules and regulations that have been established for protected classes. (A protected class is any person or group of people who are protected from discrimination based on): Race, Color, National Origin, Age, Sex, Disability
			b) Sponsor must provide complainant the necessary information to file a complaint, which is:
			1. Mailing address of the USDA:
			U.S. Department of Agriculture
			Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
			1400 Independence Avenue, SW
			Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
			2. USDA’s Telephone/Fax numbers and Email address:
			(866) 632-9992 / (202) 690-7442 F/ program.intake@usda.gov
			3. Electronic link to file a civil rights complaint:
			http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html
			Note: If the sponsor is unsure if the complaint falls under a protected class, sponsor should provide complainant the federal complaint information.
			c) After providing the complainant with the information on how to file a Civil Rights complaint directly at the Federal level, the sponsor may attempt to resolve the complaint if it is a matter that can be resolved quickly. Resolving complaints in real-time at the lowest possible level is encouraged. (*Note: This is not an investigation as neither the sponsor nor the State agency has the authority to conduct complaint investigations. This is simply trying to resolve the situation if it was potentially caused by a miscommunication.)
			If the complainant refuses to discuss the matter any further with the sponsor or if the matter cannot be resolved quickly, then the sponsor should:
			1. reiterate the complaint filing procedures in 1)b),
			2. document the complaint and actions taken (i.e. referral to Federal complaint procedures) in a Civil Rights complaint log that is separate from any other complaint log, (*Note: A separate Civil Rights complaint log is necessary due to confidentiality and privacy laws. See complaint log requirements in d) below.), and
			3. notify the State agency of the discussion. (Note: it is important for the sponsor to notify the State agency because regular communication between the sponsor and State agency is key to operating the program successfully.) If the complainant is willing to try to resolve the issue with the sponsor and a satisfactory resolution is achieved, then the sponsor should still remind the complainant (using the information in 1)b)) of his/her right to file at the Federal level if necessary. (Note: Complainants retain the right to file at the
			Federal level even if a resolution seems to have been reached at the sponsor level.) The sponsor needs to document the complaint and actions taken (i.e. how resolution was achieved) in a log that is separate from any other complaint log, and notify the State agency of the resolution.
			d) Regardless if the complainant wishes to file at the Federal level, the sponsor should document as much information as possible in their Civil Rights complaint log including, but not limited to, the following:
			Date Complaint Received
			Complainant’s Name
			Complainant’s Address
			Complainant’s Telephone Number
			Complainant’s Email Address
			Allegation of Discrimination/Issue (i.e. FNS program involved, protected class(es) involved, etc.)
			Date of Alleged Discriminatory Action
			1. The sponsor must forward the information, within 5 days of receipt of complaint from complainant, to the State agency (process depicted below):
			State Agency Civil Rights Coordinator State Agency Director* FNS Regional Office Civil Rights Contact FNS Headquarters Civil Rights Office Complainant
			2. *State Agency level must forward complaint information, within 5 days of receipt of complaint from sponsor, to the FNS regional office.
			3. FNS team conducts complaint review and investigation, which includes contact with the complainant, State agency, sponsor, etc.
			2) Additional Information:
			a) Complainants must file within 180 days of the alleged action
			b) Confidentiality is extremely important
			c) USDA complaint form:
			English version:
			http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Complain_combined_6_8_12.pdf
			Spanish version:
			http://www.ocio.usda.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2012/Spanish_Form_508_Compliant_6_8_12_0.
			pdf

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