W. Va. Code R. § 135-40-2

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 135-40-2 - General Policy

2.1. It shall be the policy of the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education (Council) to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants and to prohibit discrimination or harassment against any such individuals on the basis of protected characteristics. The Council considers ethnicity, marital status, race, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity and veteran status as protected characteristics and will not permit discrimination or harassment against any employee or applicant for employment on the basis of any such characteristic. The Council will conform both to the letter and the spirit of the law and regulations with respect to prohibiting any such discrimination or harassment and will engage in affirmative action to employ, advance in employment and treat all qualified persons without discrimination in any employment practices.

2.2. The scope of this policy prohibiting discrimination and harassment extends, but is not limited to, the following: recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wage and salary administration, benefits, discipline, promotion, transfer, layoff, termination processes, and the application of all other employment-related policies. These principles of non-discrimination and anti-harassment also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on Council premises, and any other persons or firms doing business with the Council.