Special Emphasis Programs

Special Emphasis Programs are management programs established to ensure equal employment opportunity for minorities, women, and persons and veterans with disabilities in various categories and occupations. These programs improve the workplace environment by promoting and fostering diversity in the workplace through awareness and educating FinCEN employees and others to appreciate, value, understand, and celebrate social and cultural similarities and differences. The Special Emphasis Programs include the following:

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• January



• African American/Black History Month
• February



• Women’s History Month
• March



• Days of Remembrance
• April/May



• Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month
• May



• Women’s Equality Day
• August



• Hispanic Heritage Month
• September 15 – October 15



• Disability Employment Awareness Month
• October



• American Indian Heritage Month
• November



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