EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
The Wauseon Public Library shall comply with all Federal laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination. It is the policy of the Wauseon Public Library that equal employment opportunity is afforded to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, creed, ancestry, age, gender, marital status, military status or disability (will provide reasonable accommodation to meet the job requirements). ln support of this policy, the Wauseon Public Library will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, military status or disability (will provide reasonable accommodation to meet the job requirements), The Wauseon Public Library will take affirmative action to insure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, creed or ancestry, age, gender, marital status, military status or disability (will provide reasonable accommodation to meet the job requirement). Such action will include but not limited to: Recruitment, advertising or solicitation for employment, hiring, placement, upgrading, transfer, demotion, selection for training, including apprenticeship, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation, layoffs, or termination.
Purpose: To express the Wauseon Public Library continuing practice of nondiscrimination in employment. Policy The Wauseon Public Library provides equal employment opportunities to all employees, applicants, and job seekers, and is committed to making decisions using reasonable standards No person shall be discriminated against in employment or harassed because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, age, status as an individual with a physical or mental disability unrelated to ability, protected veteran status, military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, citizenship status, genetic information, marital status, parental status, ancestry, source of income, credit history, housing status, order of protection status, actual or perceived association with such a person or other classes protected by law. This policy includes the commitment to maintaining a work environment free from unlawful harassment. Under this policy, no employee or applicant shall be subject to retaliation (including harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination) because he/she has engaged, in good faith, in the following activities: (i) filing a complaint under this Policy with Wauseon Public Library , or with federal, state or local equal employment opportunity agencies; (ii) assisting or participating in an investigation or other activity related to the administration of any federal, state or local equal employment opportunity or affirmative action law; (iii) opposing any act or practice prohibited by this Policy or federal, state or local equal employment opportunity or affirmative action law; or (iv) exercising any other right protected by federal, state or local equal employment opportunity or affirmative action law. Staff employees and applicants for staff jobs should immediately bring any complaint or retaliation under this Policy to the attention to the Operations and Personnel Manager.
