EQUAL
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM
POLICY
STATEMENT
December 1,
2021
Oahu Transit
Services, Inc. (OTS) has a strong commitment to the community we serve and our
employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to have a workforce that
reflects the community we serve. No person is unlawfully excluded from
employment opportunities based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex
(including sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), pregnancy
and pregnancy-related medical conditions, age, genetic information, physical or
mental disability, veteran status, domestic violence or sexual violence victim
status, marital status, arrest and court record, reproductive health decision,
breastfeeding, credit history, national guard participation, or other protected
class.
OTSÕ Equal
Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy applies to all employment actions,
including but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, selection for training,
promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms
of compensation.
An
employee or job applicant who believes that s/he has experienced employment
discrimination has the right to file a complaint with OTSÕs EEO Officer, the
Department of Transportation ServicesÕ EEO Officer or the Federal Transit
AdministrationÕs Office of Civil Rights. Retaliation against an individual who
files a charge or complaint of discrimination, participates in an employment
discrimination proceeding (such as an investigation or lawsuit), or otherwise
engages in protected activity is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated.
OTS is
committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees
who need them because of a disability or to practice
or observe their religion, absent undue hardship.
As
OTSÕs President and General Manager, I maintain overall responsibility and
accountability for OTSÕs compliance with its EEO Policy and Program. To ensure
day-to-day management, including program preparation, monitoring, and complaint
investigation, I have appointed Letha DeCaires, Director
of Civil Rights, letha.decaires@thebus.org,
as OTSÕs EEO Officer. Ms. DeCaires will report
directly to me and acts with my authority with all levels of management, labor
unions, and employees.
All OTS
executives, management, and supervisory personnel, however, share in the
responsibility for implementing and monitoring OTSÕs EEO Policy and Program
within their respective areas and will be assigned specific tasks to ensure compliance
is achieved. OTS will evaluate its managersÕ and supervisorsÕ performance on
their successful implementation of OTSÕs policies and procedures, in the same
way OTS assesses their performance regarding other agencyÕs goals.
OTS is
committed to undertaking and developing a written nondiscrimination program
that sets forth the policies, practices and procedures, with goals and
timetables, to which the agency is committed and make the EEO Program available
for inspection by any employee or applicant for employment upon request.
I am
personally committed to a workplace that acts upon its daily responsibility to
treat all applicants and employees with dignity and respect, as well as
equitably under the guidelines of our EEO Policy and Program.
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ROBERT YU Date
President
and General Manager