EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY PROGRAM POLICY STATEMENT
November 1, 2026
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.
OTS's
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.
Employees
or job applicants who believe they have experienced employment discrimination have the right to file a complaint with OTS's
EEO Officer. 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, absent
undue hardship, to applicants and employees who need them because of a disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or
related medical condition, domestic or sexual
violence victim status, or to practice or observe their religion.
As
OTS's President and General Manager,
I maintain overall responsibility and accountability for OTS's 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 OTS's 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 the
responsibility for implementing and monitoring OTS's EEO Policy and Program
within their respective areas and will be assigned
specific tasks to ensure compliance is achieved. OTS will evaluate its managers'
and supervisors' performance on their successful implementation of OTS's policies
and procedures in the same way OTS assesses
its performance regarding
other agency's 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.
NOV O1 2026