Equal Employment Opportunity
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This section provides policies and procedures that relate to equal opportunity and fair treatment for all persons and supports protections available to applicants, employees, and students under Federal and State Law.
2013 Equal Employment Opportunity Plan
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) is committed to equality of opportunity and does not discriminate against employees and applicants for employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or other personal characteristics not relevant to valid decision making or to an individual’s performance. Decisions on employment are based on valid position requirements consistent with performance of the essential functions of the job so as to further the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity.
Our Policy requires Equal Employment Opportunity throughout the organization in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of l964, Executive Order 11246, Age Discrimination in Employment Act of l967, the Rehabilitation Act of l973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1988, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights Act of 1991. It prohibits retaliatory actions against an employee or applicant for employment because that person made a charge, testified, assisted or participated in any manner in a hearing, proceeding or investigation of employment discrimination.
NCSSM ensures that recruitment, selection, hiring, compensation, promotion, training, performance evaluation and transfer decisions promote the principles of Equal Employment Opportunity. NCSSM also ensures that all employment practices such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, terminations, performance evaluations, school-sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, social and recreational programs will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or other personal characteristics not relevant to valid decision making or to an individual’s performance. NCSSM will provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees and applicants.
Responsibility for the Equal Employment Opportunity Program has been assigned to the Director of Human Resources and the Diversity/Equal Employment Opportunity Committee. All vice chancellors, directors, academic deans and supervisors share in this responsibility and are assigned specific responsibilities.
Management performance on this program is evaluated as is performance on other NCSSM objectives. The Equal Employment Opportunity Program will be monitored and revised on an annual basis.
Approved by the Board of Trustees: March 5, 1999
Notice Of Nondiscrimination
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics is committed to equality of opportunity and does not discriminate against applicants, students, or employees on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or other personal characteristics not relevant to valid decision making or to an individual’s performance as a student or employee.
NCSSM actively promotes a diverse environment through recruitment of qualified students and employees with a variety of backgrounds and special talents.
NCSSM supports the protections available to members of its community under all applicable federal and state laws prohibiting unlawful discrimination.
This nondiscrimination commitment covers admissions, employment practices, educational program, and other School-sponsored programs and projects to the extent permitted by federal or state policy and regulations.
All members of the School community are expected to assist in making this commitment valid in fact. If there are question or grievances regarding these provisions, students should contact the Director of Student Life, and employees or applicants should contact the Director of Human Resources or the NCSSM General Counsel.
Approved by the Board of Trustees March 5, 1999
Employment Of Persons With Disability
The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics encourages employment of disabled individuals who meet all requirements of a position, and who can perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation. The School’s commitment is strengthened by the Americans With Disability Act signed into federal law July 26, 1990. The School will not eliminate an otherwise qualified applicant or employee from consideration on the basis of disability, and will provide reasonable accommodations for disabled persons. For general information about the employment of persons with disabilities, contact the Office of Human Resources.
Employment Of Veterans With Disability
NCSSM will not discriminate against any employee or applicant because he or she is a disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era. This mandate applies to recruitment, advertising, hiring, job upgrading, transfer, training, compensation and benefits, lay-off, demotion and termination. All non-discrimination statements and activities in this plan apply to disabled veterans and veterans of the Vietnam era.