Equal Employoment Opportunity - Affirmative Action Statement

Equal Employment Opportunity - Affirmative Action Statement:

As an integral part of its Mission, the Department of Developmental Services is actively engaged in a comprehensive affirmative action and equal opportunity program.  This program provides guidance, support and monitoring to ensure all stakeholders and clients with fair participation in employment, programs and services.  The program reviews and monitors employment practices and actions including, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.  The DDS acknowledges its responsibility in accordance with State Law (Section 46a-71 of the Connecticut General Statutes), to affirmatively provide programs and services in a fair and non-discriminatory manner.

The Department fully supports all state, federal and constitutional mandates concerning affirmative action and equal employment opportunity, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, the Equal Pay Act, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1973, Governors' Executive Orders and the relevant sections of the state statutes.