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
   
• Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month
  June
   
• Women’s Equality Day
  August 26
   
• Hispanic Heritage Month
  September 15 – October 15
   
• Disability Employment Awareness Month
  October
   
• American Indian Heritage Month
  November

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