Policy Statement

It is the policy of Lorien Health Systems to be an equal employment opportunity facility. No person shall be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status.

Procedure

1. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Act, provide that no person in the United States, on the grounds of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status, be denied the benefits of or be subjected to discrimination under any of our programs, activities, financial assistance programs, admission policies, training programs, or employment practices.
2. Our facility is operated in accordance with the above Acts, and all facilities of this institution, to include waiting rooms, public toilets, employee toilets, locker rooms, and dining rooms, are available to all personnel without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, religion, age, sex, disability, marital or veteran status.
3. It is our policy to employ those applicants who possess necessary skills, education, experience, and qualification, and to promote, upgrade, transfer, demote, recruit, advertise or solicit for employment without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status.
4. All training and apprenticeship programs are available to all personnel without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status.
5. No employee shall aid, abet, compel, coerce, or conspire to discharge or cause another employee to resign because of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status.
6. It shall be our policy to establish pay rates, terms, conditions, benefits, or privileges of employment without regard to race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status.
7. Our facility will not use any employment agency, referral service, employment service, etc., that discriminates in making referrals on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability, marital or veteran status.
8. Discrimination, including ethnic slurs, jokes, puns, etc., will not be tolerated and must be reported to the department supervisor.
9. Any person who feels he/she has been discriminated against is encouraged to file a complaint in accordance with our established grievance procedures, or report such grievance to any agency listed on the "Discrimination Notice" posted on the employee bulletin board.

Last Revised 04/11/08