Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Policies & Resources - MassHire Central Workforce Development Board

The Massachusetts Workforce Association and the MCRWB are committed to ensuring a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees feel respected, valued, and empowered to maximize their skills and talents to serve our fellow citizens. MCRWB and MassHire Central Region Career Center programs seek to eliminate practices, policies, and processes that impede our respective abilities to be a diverse and inclusive employer of choice. We offer the resources below to help employers, allies, and stakeholders with that goal in mind.

Promising Practices in Achieving Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity: Section 188 Disability Reference Guide (US DOL)
Disability and Inclusion in the Workplace: Why it Matters (EARN)
US Department of Labor Disability Resources

WorkforceGPS:

National Organization on Disability (NOD): Employer Disability Practices Center

National Fund for Workforce Solutions

MA Department of Economic Research Equity Dashboards
MassHire Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Climate Assessment Report (Mass DCS & The Impact Seat)

Getting Started on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging (DEIB) Strategy: A Guide for SMBs (Great Place to Work)
Creating a Culture of Belonging Through Your DEIB Practice (Factorial HR)
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Checklist (UC Berkeley-Haas School of Management)
Equity Intelligence, LLC (MCRWB partner)
People Can Learn to Recognize their Racial Privilege (Harvard Business Review)
The Current State of Diversity and Equity in U.S. Apprenticeships for Young People (Jobs for the Future)
An Initial Analysis of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the NYS Workforce Sector (NYATEP)
What Everyone Should Know About Designing Equity-Minded Paid Work-Based Learning Opportunities for College Students (New America)
Pathways to Digital Skills Development for Latino Workers (Aspen Institute)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

The Commonwealth provides equal opportunity in state employment to all persons. No person shall be denied equal access because of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or physical/mental disability. The Commonwealth applies affirmative action measures to correct deficiencies in the state employment system where those remedies are appropriate. Executive Order 592 and the Mass General Laws c 151B, §4.1 prohibit discrimination on the basis of protected status.

Affirmative Action Programs (AA)

In accordance with Executive Order 592 and applicable federal laws, the Commonwealth promotes affirmative action in employment. We are committed to identifying areas of underrepresentation and working with Executive Departments to develop strategies that will remedy underrepresentation and/or demonstrate “good faith” efforts toward a remedy. We incorporate metrics and analytics to monitor our progress. Discover Worcester County’s benchmark numbers at Massachusetts Census 2020 Employment by State and Local Occupational Groups.