The Office of Equal Opportunity & Diversity Programs (“EODP”) oversees and manages the City’s equal employment opportunity function and overall compliance with federal, state, and local laws and administrative policies prohibiting employment discrimination.
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.
The Office of Equal Opportunity/Diversity Programs is located at the City of Miami Riverside Center, 444 SW 2nd Avenue, 6th Floor, # 642, phone (305) 416-1990.
Equal Opportunity and Diversity Programs Administrator/ Title VI Liaison
Asseline Hyppolite
444 SW 2 Avenue, #642
Miami, FL 33130
Tel No: (305)-416-1990
TTY: 711 (Florida Relay Service)
Email:
Ahyppolite@miamigov.com
Complaint Form
Additionally, any applicant, employee, or constituent has the right to file a charge of discrimination with any federal, state, or local agency. These agencies include:
Title VI
Discrimination Policy
Miami District Office
100 SE 2nd Street, Suite 1500
Miami, Florida 33131
Telephone: 1-800-669-4000
Fax: (305) 808-1855
TTY (Hearing impaired): 1-800-669-6820
www.eeoc.gov/miami/index.html
State: Florida Commission on Human Relations
4075 Esplanade Way Room 110
Tallahassee, Florida 32399
Telephone: (850) 488-7082
Toll Free: 1-800-342-8170
Fax: (850) 487-1007
www.fchr.state.fl.us
County: Miami-Dade County Equal Opportunity
Board
Stephen P. Clark Center
111 NW 1st Street, Suite 620
Miami, Florida 33128
Telephone: (305)375-5272
Fax: (305)372-6017
TTY (Hearing impaired): (305) 72-6093
