EODP investigates internal complaints involving employment discrimination and handles charges of discrimination filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Florida Commission on Human Relations, and Miami-Dade County Commission on Human Rights. EODP also acts to prevent or decrease instances of discrimination by developing and implementing instructional programs emphasizing the City's prohibition of discrimination in employment; and highlighting the importance of diversity in the workforce. Additionally, EODP monitors various employee recruiting, selection, and promotional procedures, and is responsible for the City’s fulfillment of certain federal reporting requirements, and provides support to the City's Equal Opportunity Advisory Board and the Miami Commission on the Status of Women.
The City of Miami (City) commits that no person shall be excluded from participation in, or denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious or family status, sex, national origin, age or disability pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Federal Highway Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Florida Civil Rights Act of 1992 and other nondiscrimination authorities, in any City affiliated program, service, or activity.