Memorandum of UnderstandingU.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division I 14
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24: Employment Discrimination/OSC -
Special Counsel for Immigration Related
Unfair Employment Practices
P.O. Bar 27728
Washington, DC 20038-7728
October 20, 1999
Kay Crawford
Director
Salina Human Relations Commission & Department
via fax: 785-826-7346'.
Dear Colleague:
The Office of Special Counsel -for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC) is in the
process of updating its database of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) partnerships with state and
local civil rights agencies. We are committed to continuing to work with Salina Haman Relations
Commission & Department, our'Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) partner, to increase
accessibility to information and federal assistance on immigration -related employment discrimination
issues.
The OSC's mission is to ensure that all work -authorized individuals are not discriminated against based
•upon citizenship status, national origin, language, accent or similar factors. The relationship between our
offices is a system of charge, referral and joint outreach_ Enclosed please find a copy of our MOU with
your agency.
In an effort to achieve and maintain efficient and effective communication (i.e. the charge and referral
system) between our agencies, we are currently updating our files. We ask for your assistance in
confirming or correcting your office's contact and statute information on the attached fax back form
which lists our current contact information on file. If available, please include updated website address
and/or email information.
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jennifer Chen of my office at (202) 353-9975.
Thank you for your time and cooperation. We look forward to working with you in the future.
Sincerely
ohn D. Trasvina
Special Counsel
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MOU copy
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Employment 40 1
4: p oyment Discrimination/OSC
between
SALINA HUMAN RELATIONS COMMSSION
and
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL FOR IMMIGRATION RELATED
UNFAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
The Salina Human Relations Commission is charged with the enforcement of the
provisions of the Salina Code, Chapter 13 that prohibits discrimination in employment on
the basis of race, sex, color, age, religion, disability, national origin, or ancestry. The Office of
Special Counsel for Immigration Related Unfair Employment Practices (OSC),
U.S. Department of Justice is charged with the enforcement of the provisions of the
Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (as amended) which prohibit discrimination
in employment on the basis of national origin or citizenship status, or in the form of "document
abuse." The purpose of this Agreement is to minimize duplication of effort and to ensure that
matters within the jurisdiction of an agency are communicated to that agency without delay.
The Salina Human Relations Commission and OSC hereby appoint each other as their
respective agents for the sole purpose of satisfying the time limits for filing of charges. To ensure
• that filing deadlines are satisfied, each agency will accurately record the date of filing of charges
and notify the other agency of that date when referring a charge.
When either agency receives a charge containing allegations that fall within the
jurisdiction of the other agency, the agency referring the charge will advise the charging party
that an opportunity exists to file a complaint with the other agency and will forward a copy of
the charge to the other agency as soon as possible.
If both agencies are investigating a charge arising from the same fact situation, the
agencies will coordinate their investigations to the greatest extent practical and share information
so as to minimize duplication of. effort. It is understood that neither agency will divulge
information under this Agreement in violation of applicable laws.
Nothing in this Agreement diminishes either agency's authority to investigate and
prosecute charges that fall within the coverage of its statute.
LA) 16- 46
W. A. Burnett, Executive Director
Salina Human Relations Department
• William Ho -Gonzalez
Special Counsel for Immigration
Related Unfair Employment Practices
U.S. Department of Justice
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