{"id":339,"date":"2016-07-08T14:18:35","date_gmt":"2016-07-08T19:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/?page_id=339"},"modified":"2018-12-06T15:51:39","modified_gmt":"2018-12-06T20:51:39","slug":"eeo-law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/careers\/eeo-law\/","title":{"rendered":"EEO-Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;light&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221; border_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;p {|| text-align:center;|| margin-bottom:-53px;|| margin-top:0px;|| margin-right:0px;|| text-indent:0px;|| direction:ltr||}||span {|| font-family:&#8217;Century Old Style&#8217;,&#8217;Century Old Style&#8217;,serif;|| font-size:28.3pt;|| font-style:normal;|| font-weight:normal||}||.Part {|| text-align:left;|| margin-bottom:0px;|| margin-top:0px;|| margin-right:0px;|| text-indent:0px;|| direction:ltr||}||h1 {|| text-align:center;|| margin-bottom:15px;|| margin-top:0px;|| margin-right:0px;|| text-indent:0px;|| direction:ltr||}||.Sect {|| text-align:left;|| margin-bottom:0px;|| margin-top:0px;|| margin-right:0px;|| text-indent:0px;|| direction:ltr||}||h3 {|| text-align:center;|| margin-bottom:12px;|| margin-top:0px;|| margin-right:0px;|| text-indent:0px;|| direction:ltr||}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-size: 28.3pt;\">Equal Employment Opportunity is<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'serif', 'Times';\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"Part\">\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'Impact', sans-serif; font-size: 126.8pt;\">THE LAW<\/span><\/h1>\n<p style=\"line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Bk Cd', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3pt; font-weight: bold;\">Private&nbsp;Employers, State and Local Governments, Educational Institutions, Employment&nbsp;Agencies and Labor Organizations<\/span><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'serif', 'Times'; font-size: 15.3pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Applicants to and employees of most private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions,<\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">employment agencies and labor&nbsp;organizations are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the&nbsp;following bases:<\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'serif', 'Times'; font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"Sect\">\n<p style=\"line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RACE,&nbsp;COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Title VII of the Civil Rights&nbsp;Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from discrimination<br \/>\nin hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training,<br \/>\nclassification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race,<br \/>\ncolor, religion, sex (including pregnancy), or national origin. Religious<br \/>\ndiscrimination includes failing to reasonably accommodate an employee\u2019s<br \/>\nreligious practices where the accommodation does not impose undue hardship.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">DISABILITY<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Title I and Title V of the&nbsp;Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, protect qualified<br \/>\nindividuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion,<br \/>\ndischarge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and<br \/>\nother aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making<br \/>\nreasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an<br \/>\notherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or<br \/>\nemployee, barring undue hardship. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"Sect\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">AGE<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">The Age Discrimination in&nbsp;Employment Act of 1967, as amended, protects applicants and employees 40 years<br \/>\nof age or older from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion,<br \/>\ndischarge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and<br \/>\nother aspects of employment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">SEX&nbsp;(WAGES) <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">In addition to sex&nbsp;discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, the<br \/>\nEqual Pay Act of 1963, as amended, prohibits sex discrimination in the payment<br \/>\nof wages to women and men performing substantially equal work, in jobs that<br \/>\nrequire equal skill, effort, and responsibility, under similar working<br \/>\nconditions, in the same establishment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">GENETICS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Title II of the Genetic&nbsp;Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 protects applicants and employees from<br \/>\ndiscrimination based on genetic information in hiring, promotion, discharge,<br \/>\npay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects<br \/>\nof employment. GINA also restricts employers\u2019 acquisition of genetic information<br \/>\nand strictly limits disclosure of genetic information. Genetic information<br \/>\nincludes information about genetic tests of applicants, employees, or their<br \/>\nfamily members; the manifestation of diseases or disorders in family members<br \/>\n(family medical history); and requests for or receipt of genetic services by<br \/>\napplicants, employees, or their family members. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RETALIATION<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">All of these Federal laws&nbsp;prohibit covered entities from retaliating against a person who files a charge<br \/>\nof discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise<br \/>\nopposes an unlawful employment practice. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">WHAT&nbsp;TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE DISCRIMINATION HAS OCCURRED <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">There&nbsp;are strict time limits for filing charges of employment discrimination. To<br \/>\npreserve the ability of EEOC to act on your behalf and to protect your right to<br \/>\nfile a private lawsuit, should you ultimately need to, you should contact EEOC<br \/>\npromptly when discrimination is suspected: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity<br \/>\nCommission (EEOC), 1-800-669-4000 (toll-free) or 1-800-669-6820 (toll-free TTY<br \/>\nnumber for individuals with hearing impairments). EEOC field office information<br \/>\nis available at www.eeoc.gov or in most telephone directories in the U.S.<br \/>\nGovernment or Federal Government section. Additional information about EEOC,<br \/>\nincluding information about charge filing, is available at www.eeoc.gov.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Sect\">\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Bk Cd', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3pt; font-weight: bold;\">Employers&nbsp;Holding Federal Contracts or Subcontracts <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Applicants&nbsp;to and employees of companies with a Federal government contract or subcontract<br \/>\nare protected under Federal law from discrimination on the following bases:<br \/>\n<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"Sect\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RACE,&nbsp;COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Order 11246, as&nbsp;amended, prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex<br \/>\nor national origin, and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of<br \/>\nopportunity in all aspects of employment. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">INDIVIDUALS&nbsp;WITH DISABILITIES <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Section&nbsp;503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, protects qualified<br \/>\nindividuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion,<br \/>\ndischarge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and<br \/>\nother aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making<br \/>\nreasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an<br \/>\notherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or<br \/>\nemployee, barring undue hardship. Section 503 also requires that Federal<br \/>\ncontractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment<br \/>\nqualified individuals with disabilities at all levels of employment, including<br \/>\nthe executive level. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 17px; margin-right: 133px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">DISABLED,&nbsp;RECENTLY SEPARATED, OTHER PROTECTED, AND ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">The&nbsp;Vietnam Era Veterans\u2019 Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C.<br \/>\n4212, prohibits job discrimination and requires affirmative action to employ and<br \/>\nadvance in employment disabled veterans, recently separated veterans (within three years of<br \/>\ndischarge or release from active duty), other protected veterans (veterans who<br \/>\nserved during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge<br \/>\nhas been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veterans (veterans who,<br \/>\nwhile on active duty, participated in a U.S. military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded).<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RETALIATION<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Retaliation is prohibited&nbsp;against a person who files a complaint of discrimination, participates in an<br \/>\nOFCCP proceeding, or otherwise opposes discrimination under these Federal<br \/>\nlaws.<br \/>\nAny person who believes a contractor has violated its nondiscrimination<br \/>\nor affirmative action obligations under the authorities above should contact<br \/>\nimmediately:<br \/>\nThe Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP),<br \/>\nU.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210,<br \/>\n1-800-397-6251 (toll-free) or (202) 693-1337 (TTY). OFCCP may also be contacted<br \/>\nby e-mail at OFCCP-Public@dol.gov, or by calling an OFCCP regional or district<br \/>\noffice, listed in most telephone directories under U.S. Government, Department<br \/>\nof Labor. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Sect\">\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Bk Cd', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3pt; font-weight: bold;\">Programs&nbsp;or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance <\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RACE,&nbsp;COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: -3px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">In addition to the protections&nbsp;of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title VI of the Civil<br \/>\nRights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,<br \/>\ncolor or national origin in programs or activities receiving Federal financial<br \/>\nassistance. Employment discrimination is covered by Title VI if the primary<br \/>\nobjective of the financial assistance is provision of employment, or where<br \/>\nemployment discrimination causes or may cause discrimination in providing<br \/>\nservice under such programs . Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972<br \/>\nprohibits employement discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs<br \/>\nor activities which receive Federal financial assistance <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">INDIVIDUALS&nbsp;WITH DISABILITIES <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: -3px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Section 504 of the&nbsp;Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, prohibits employment discriminationon<br \/>\nthe basis of disability in any program or activity which receives Federal<br \/>\nfinancial assistance. Discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of<br \/>\nemployement against persons with disabilities who, with or without reasonable<br \/>\naccommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job<br \/>\nIf you believe<br \/>\nyou have been discriminated against in a program of any institution which<br \/>\nreceives Federal financial assistance, you should immediately contact the<br \/>\nFederal agency providing such assistance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;\">EEOC&nbsp;9\/02 and OFCCP 8\/08 Versions Useable With 11\/09 Supplement EEOC-P\/E-1 (Revised&nbsp;11\/09) <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Equal Employment Opportunity is &nbsp; THE LAW Private&nbsp;Employers, State and Local Governments, Educational Institutions, Employment&nbsp;Agencies and Labor Organizations Applicants to and employees of most private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions,employment agencies and labor&nbsp;organizations are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the&nbsp;following bases: RACE,&nbsp;COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN Title VII of the Civil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":91,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736;\">Equal Employment Opportunity<br \/> is<\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'serif', 'Times';\"><br \/> <\/span><\/p><div class=\"Part\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'Impact', sans-serif; font-size: 126.8pt;\">THE<\/span><\/h1><h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'Impact', sans-serif; font-size: 126.8pt;\"><br \/> LAW<\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'serif', 'Times'; font-size: 126.8pt;\"><br \/> <\/span><\/h1><p style=\"line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Bk Cd', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3pt; font-weight: bold;\">Private<br \/> Employers, State and Local Governments, Educational Institutions, Employment<br \/> Agencies and Labor Organizations<\/span><\/p><p style=\"line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 15px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'serif', 'Times'; font-size: 15.3pt;\"><br \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Applicants to and employees of<br \/> most private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions,<br \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'serif', 'Times'; font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/> <\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">employment agencies and labor<br \/> organizations are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the<br \/> following bases:<\/span><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'serif', 'Times'; font-size: 10pt;\"><br \/> <\/span><\/p><div class=\"Sect\"><p style=\"line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RACE,<br \/> COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Title VII of the Civil Rights<br \/> Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from discrimination<br \/> in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training,<br \/> classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race,<br \/> color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), or national origin. Religious<br \/> discrimination includes failing to reasonably accommodate an employee\u2019s<br \/> religious practices where the accommodation does not impose undue hardship.<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">DISABILITY<br \/> <\/span><\/p><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Title I and Title V of the<br \/> Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, protect qualified<br \/> individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion,<br \/> discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and<br \/> other aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making<br \/> reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an<br \/> otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or<br \/> employee, barring undue hardship. <\/span><\/p><div class=\"Sect\"><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">AGE<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">The Age Discrimination in<br \/> Employment Act of 1967, as amended, protects applicants and employees 40 years<br \/> of age or older from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion,<br \/> discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and<br \/> other aspects of employment. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">SEX<br \/> (WAGES) <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">In addition to sex<br \/> discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, the<br \/> Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, prohibits sex discrimination in the payment<br \/> of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work, in jobs that<br \/> require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, under similar working<br \/> conditions, in the same establishment. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">GENETICS<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Title II of the Genetic<br \/> Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 protects applicants and employees from<br \/> discrimination based on genetic information in hiring, promotion, discharge,<br \/> pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects<br \/> of employment. GINA also restricts employers\u2019 acquisition of genetic information<br \/> and strictly limits disclosure of genetic information. Genetic information<br \/> includes information about genetic tests of applicants, employees, or their<br \/> family members; the manifestation of diseases or disorders in family members<br \/> (family medical history); and requests for or receipt of genetic services by<br \/> applicants, employees, or their family members. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RETALIATION<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-right: 25px; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">All of these Federal laws<br \/> prohibit covered entities from retaliating against a person who files a charge<br \/> of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise<br \/> opposes an unlawful employment practice. <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">WHAT<br \/> TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE DISCRIMINATION HAS OCCURRED <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">There<br \/> are strict time limits for filing charges of employment discrimination. To<br \/> preserve the ability of EEOC to act on your behalf and to protect your right to<br \/> file a private lawsuit, should you ultimately need to, you should contact EEOC<br \/> promptly when discrimination is suspected: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity<br \/> Commission (EEOC), 1-800-669-4000 (toll-free) or 1-800-669-6820 (toll-free TTY<br \/> number for individuals with hearing impairments). EEOC field office information<br \/> is available at www.eeoc.gov or in most telephone directories in the U.S.<br \/> Government or Federal Government section. Additional information about EEOC,<br \/> including information about charge filing, is available at www.eeoc.gov.<br \/> <\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"Sect\"><h3><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Bk Cd', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3pt; font-weight: bold;\">Employers<br \/> Holding Federal Contracts or Subcontracts <\/span><\/h3><p style=\"line-height: 18px; margin-bottom: 31px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Applicants<br \/> to and employees of companies with a Federal government contract or subcontract<br \/> are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the following bases:<br \/> <\/span><\/p><div class=\"Sect\"><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RACE,<br \/> COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Executive Order 11246, as<br \/> amended, prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex<br \/> or national origin, and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of<br \/> opportunity in all aspects of employment. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">INDIVIDUALS<br \/> WITH DISABILITIES <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Section<br \/> 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, protects qualified<br \/> individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion,<br \/> discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and<br \/> other aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making<br \/> reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an<br \/> otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or<br \/> employee, barring undue hardship. Section 503 also requires that Federal<br \/> contractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment<br \/> qualified individuals with disabilities at all levels of employment, including<br \/> the executive level. <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 17px; margin-right: 133px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">DISABLED,<br \/> RECENTLY SEPARATED, OTHER PROTECTED, AND ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">The<br \/> Vietnam Era Veterans\u2019 Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C.<br \/> 4212, prohibits job discrimination and requires affirmative action to employ and<br \/> advance in employment disabled veterans, recently separated veterans (within three years of<br \/> discharge or release from active duty), other protected veterans (veterans who<br \/> served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge<br \/> has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veterans (veterans who,<br \/> while on active duty, participated in a U.S. military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded).<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RETALIATION<br \/> <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 12px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Retaliation is prohibited<br \/> against a person who files a complaint of discrimination, participates in an<br \/> OFCCP proceeding, or otherwise opposes discrimination under these Federal<br \/> laws.<br \/> Any person who believes a contractor has violated its nondiscrimination<br \/> or affirmative action obligations under the authorities above should contact<br \/> immediately:<br \/> The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP),<br \/> U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210,<br \/> 1-800-397-6251 (toll-free) or (202) 693-1337 (TTY). OFCCP may also be contacted<br \/> by e-mail at OFCCP-Public@dol.gov, or by calling an OFCCP regional or district<br \/> office, listed in most telephone directories under U.S. Government, Department<br \/> of Labor. <\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"Sect\"><h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #e31736; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Bk Cd', sans-serif; font-size: 15.3pt; font-weight: bold;\">Programs<br \/> or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance <\/span><\/h3><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">RACE,<br \/> COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: -3px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">In addition to the protections<br \/> of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title VI of the Civil<br \/> Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,<br \/> color or national origin in programs or activities receiving Federal financial<br \/> assistance. Employment discrimination is covered by Title VI if the primary<br \/> objective of the financial assistance is provision of employment, or where<br \/> employment discrimination causes or may cause discrimination in providing<br \/> service under such programs . Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972<br \/> prohibits employement discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs<br \/> or activities which receive Federal financial assistance <\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-family: 'sans-serif', 'ITC Franklin Gothic Std Book', sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold;\">INDIVIDUALS<br \/> WITH DISABILITIES <\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: left; line-height: 16px; margin-bottom: -3px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt;\">Section 504 of the<br \/> Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, prohibits employment discriminationon<br \/> the basis of disability in any program or activity which receives Federal<br \/> financial assistance. Discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of<br \/> employement against persons with disabilities who, with or without reasonable<br \/> accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job<br \/> If you believe<br \/> you have been discriminated against in a program of any institution which<br \/> receives Federal financial assistance, you should immediately contact the<br \/> Federal agency providing such assistance.<\/span><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><\/div><p style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\"><span style=\"color: #003667; font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;\">EEOC<br \/> 9\/02 and OFCCP 8\/08 Versions Useable With 11\/09 Supplement EEOC-P\/E-1 (Revised<br \/> 11\/09) <\/span><\/p><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-339","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1709,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/339\/revisions\/1709"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/91"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.suprtek.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}