A Statement of Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action
FROM CHAD COTTET, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, S&K TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
S&K takes every effort to assure each applicant, employee, and party with whom we do business of our personal commitment to equal opportunity and affirmative action objectives. It is, has been, and will continue to be the focus of S&K Technologies, Inc., to provide Equal Employment Opportunity without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, or any other protected groups. Further, it is the policy of S&K Technologies, Inc. to undertake affirmative action in compliance with all federal, state, and local requirements.
Our continued success depends heavily on the full and effective utilization of qualified persons. The S&K Executive Leadership Team will continue to direct our employment practices toward ensuring equal opportunity for all. S&K Technologies, Inc. intends that all matters related to all employment actions including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, job titles, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training including apprenticeship, as well as all S&K Technologies, Inc. – sponsored social and recreational programs and all treatment on the job be free of unlawful discriminatory practices. In addition, employee and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities:
- Filing a complaint;
- Assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any other activity related to the administration of the affirmative action provision of section 503, VEVRAA, or any other Federal, State, or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans;
- Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by section 503, VEVRAA, or their implementing regulations in this part, or any other Federal, State, or local law requiring equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities or protected veterans; or
- Exercising any other right protected by section 503, VEVRAA or their implementing regulations.
As a government contractor, we are obliged to keep records, make reports to the federal government, and develop a written Affirmative Action Program, which sets forth the practices and procedures which S&K Technologies, Inc. is committed to applying in order to ensure that its policy of non-discrimination and affirmative action for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans and other protected groups is accomplished. This Affirmative Action Program is available for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment, during normal business hours, by contacting our Human Resources Department. Interested persons or any applicant/employee who feels that he/she has been the victim of unlawful discrimination in violation of this policy should contact Barbara Amato, the Director, Human Resources, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. MST to 5:00 p.m. MST at bamato@soadonefnet.com for assistance.
While the overall responsibility for S&K Technologies, Inc.’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmation Action Programs rests, in the end, with the Chief Executive Officer, the administration and implementation of these important programs for women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans and other protected groups are the responsibility of the S&K Technologies, Inc.’s Chief Administrative Officer, Josh Maki. Each manager, supervisor and employee are invited to join in the full support of the principles of equal opportunity and affirmative action and each is responsible to follow and ensure both compliance with the Affirmative Action Plan and positive results with regard to the S&K Technologies, Inc.’s policy on Equal Employment Opportunity.
View the S&K Technologies, Inc. Affirmative Action Program Overview (PDF)
THE LAW
Agencies and Labor Organizations Applicants to and employees of most private employers, state and local governments, educational institutions, employment agencies and labor organizations are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the following bases: RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), or national origin.
Religious discrimination includes failing to reasonably accommodate an employee’s religious practices where the accommodation does not impose undue hardship.
Title I and Title V of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, protect qualified individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, barring undue hardship.
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended, protects applicants and employees 40 years of age or older from discrimination based on age in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment.
In addition to sex discrimination prohibited by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, as amended, the Equal Pay Act of 1963, as amended, prohibits sex discrimination in the payment of wages to women and men performing substantially equal work, in jobs that require equal skill, effort, and responsibility, under similar working conditions, in the same establishment.
Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 protects applicants and employees from discrimination based on genetic information in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. GINA also restricts employers’ acquisition of genetic information and strictly limits disclosure of genetic information. Genetic information includes information about genetic tests of applicants, employees, or their family members; the manifestation of diseases or disorders in family members (family medical history); and requests for or receipt of genetic services by applicants, employees, or their family members.
All of these Federal laws prohibit covered entities from retaliating against a person who files a charge of discrimination, participates in a discrimination proceeding, or otherwise opposes an unlawful employment practice.
WHAT TO DO IF YOU BELIEVE DISCRIMINATION HAS OCCURRED
There are strict time limits for filing charges of employment discrimination. To preserve the ability of EEOC to act on your behalf and to protect your right to file a private lawsuit, should you ultimately need to, you should contact EEOC promptly when discrimination is suspected: The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 1-800-669-4000 (toll-free) or 1-800-669-6820 (toll-free TTY number for individuals with hearing impairments). EEOC field office information is available at www.eeoc.gov or in most telephone directories in the U.S. Government or Federal Government section. Additional information about EEOC, including information about charge filing, is available at www.eeoc.gov.
Employers Holding Federal Contracts or Subcontracts Applicants to and employees of companies with a Federal government contract or subcontract are protected under Federal law from discrimination on the following bases: RACE, COLOR, RELIGION, SEX, NATIONAL ORIGIN Executive Order 11246, as amended, prohibits job discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and requires affirmative action to ensure equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES: Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, protects qualified individuals from discrimination on the basis of disability in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training, classification, referral, and other aspects of employment. Disability discrimination includes not making reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or employee, barring undue hardship. Section 503 also requires that Federal contractors take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals with disabilities at all levels of employment, including the executive level.
DISABLED, RECENTLY SEPARATED, OTHER PROTECTED, AND ARMED FORCES SERVICE MEDAL VETERANS: The Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, 38 U.S.C. 4212, prohibits job discrimination and requires affirmative action to employ and advance in employment disabled veterans, recently separated veterans (within three years of discharge or release from active duty), other protected veterans (veterans who served during a war or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized), and Armed Forces service medal veterans (veterans who, while on active duty, participated in a U.S. military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded).
RETALIATION: Retaliation is prohibited against a person who files a complaint of discrimination, participates in an OFCCP proceeding, or otherwise opposes discrimination under these Federal laws. Any person who believes a contractor has violated its nondiscrimination or affirmative action obligations under the authorities above should contact immediately: The Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210, 1-800-397-6251 (toll-free) or (202) 693-1337 (TTY). OFCCP may also be contacted by e-mail at OFCCP-Public@dol.gov, or by calling an OFCCP regional or district office, listed in most telephone directories under U.S. Government, Department of Labor. Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance
RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX: In addition to the protections of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color or national origin in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. Employment discrimination is covered by Title VI if the primary objective of the financial assistance is provision of employment, or where employment discrimination causes or may cause discrimination in providing services under such programs. Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of sex in educational programs or activities which receive Federal financial assistance.
INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES: Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of disability in any program or activity which receives Federal financial assistance. Discrimination is prohibited in all aspects of employment against persons with disabilities who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job. If you believe you have been discriminated against in a program of any institution which receives Federal financial assistance, you should immediately contact the Federal agency providing such assistance. EEOC 9/02 and OFCCP 8/08 Versions Useable With 11/09 Supplement EEOC-P/E-1 (Revised 11/09)
