To express the University's continuing practice of nondiscrimination in employment.

A staff employee who reports concerns that he/she has been discriminated against in violation of this policy shall not be subject to reprisal or retaliation for making such a report.  Staff employees should immediately bring to the attention of the Office of Employee/Labor Relations or the Affirmative Action Officer any complaint of retaliation.

Guidelines:

1. This policy applies to all terms, conditions, and privileges of employment including recruitment, hiring, probationary period, training and development, job assignment, supervision, promotion or transfer, compensation, benefits, layoff and recall, social and recreational programs, termination, and retirement.
2. The Associate Vice President for Human Resources, reporting to the Vice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer, is responsible for ensuring that University policies regarding the fair and equitable treatment of staff employees are carried out, including this EEO policy.
3. The Affirmative Action Officer interprets the EEO policy and advises staff employees, supervisors, and managers about such policy.
4. Department heads, managers, and supervisors have primary responsibility for ensuring that employment decisions and the work environment are in compliance with this policy.  Their own work performance will be evaluated, in part, on the basis of their efforts and results in the area of EEO.
5. A staff employee should bring any work-related issues regarding this policy to his/her supervisor, as with other types of employee concerns.  A staff employee may also take such concerns to the Office of Employee/Labor Relations or to the Affirmative Action Officer. Every effort will be made to treat issues promptly, impartially, and confidentially with a view of arriving at fair resolutions.
6. The University will provide, upon request, reasonable accommodations to a job seeker with a disability, if applicable, to enable him/her to complete the application process.
7. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the University shall provide, upon request, reasonable accommodations to a staff employee with a disability, in order to enable him/her to successfully perform the essential duties of his/her job.  A disabled staff employee should contact the Office of Employee/Labor Relations or the Affirmative Action Office to initiate the disability accommodation process.
   

U607 Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment

Employees represented by a bargaining unit may be governed by the appropriate bargaining unit agreement.