OCR Operations
Often referred to as the 'causal connection' for an act of discrimination
What is a Nexus
An adverse employment action taken against an individual due to their protected activity
What is EEO retaliation
My acronym is CSR
What is Complaint Summary and Review
The traditional number of days OCR is afforded to respond to a formal Charge of Discrimination
What is 30 days
What is the Civil Rights Operations (CRO)
Can be initiated anonymously, verbally or through written communication
What is an EEO complaint
A person's 'genetic characteristics'
What is medical condition
My acronym is DCTS
What is Discrimination Complaint Tracking System
The document sent to the Complainant and OCR informing both parties that a case has been closed
What is Notice of Right to Sue
The year Title VII of the Civil Right Acts was enacted
What is 1964
A term associated with the phased elimination of complaints being addressed at the local level
What is the 'LIP Roll-in'
Often associated with 'moral standards'
What is Religion
My acronym is POBR (pronounced “po-bar”)
What is Public Safety Officers' Procedural Bill of Rights
Sent to OCR in the event a plaintiff has hired legal counsel and instructs the department to not 'throw away' any documents
What is Document Preservation Notice
Caused a delay in the 'LIP roll-in'
What is the COVID-19 pandemic/surge in Request for Religious Accommodations (RRA)
Must be at or above the classification level of a Captain, Parole Agent III, Staff Services Manager II and Health Program Manager III to be considered for this role.
What is an EEO Coordinator
This protected group possesses six different branches
What is Veteran/Military Status
My acronym is ARER
What is Authorization to Release Employment Records
A copy of this document is required to be sent to third parties whose personnel information is supplied to an external agency
What is Notice of Disclosure
A database used specifically by institutions to report EEO complaints against Peace Officers, which did not provide specifics like names or allegations (Hint: predates CalHR's DCTS)
What is the Statewide EEO Complaint Reporting Tool (SECRT)
Serves as an immediate avenue for a Complainant to file, and is considered a 'mandated reporter'
What is a supervisor
Otherwise known as an individual’s family medical history
What is Genetic Information
My acronym is FLSA
Fair Labor Standards Act
The number of days OCR has to formulate a Position Statement if mediation is successfully scheduled yet not resolution is met (AKA if mediation fails).
What is 21 days
When the Federal Preliminary Injunction was issued to CDCR specific to Request for Religious Accommodations associated with the Respiratory Protection Program
June 20, 2024