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,r.Uiw~~t'" <br />I. Equal Employment Opportunity for Qualified Individuals with Disabilities and <br />Qualified Protected Veterans <br />It is the Policy of Orange County Government not to discriminate against any employee <br />or applicant for employment because he or she is a qualified individual with a disability, <br />a disabled veteran, a newly separated veteran, a campaign, or an armed forces service <br />medal veteran (i.e., qualified protected veterans). It is also the policy of Orange County <br />to take affirmative action to employee and to advance in employment, all persons <br />regardless. of their status as qualified individuals with disabilities or qualified protected <br />veterans, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This <br />policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, <br />hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay <br />or other forms of compensation and selection for training; including apprenticeship at all <br />levels of employment. ' <br />Employees of and applicants to Orange County Government will not be subject to <br />harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination because they have engaged <br />or may engage in filing a complaint, assisting or participating in an investigation, <br />compliance evaluation or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights <br />related to any ,Federal, State or local law regarding Equal Employment Opportunity <br />(EEO) for qualified individuals with disabilities or qualified protected veterans. <br />A. Review of Personnel Process <br />Orange County review will review its personnel process annually to determine <br />whether present procedures assure careful, thorough and systematic consideration of <br />the qualification of known qualified individuals with disabilities and qualified <br />protected veterans. This review will cover all procedures related to the filling of job <br />vacancies either by hire or by promotion, as well as all training opportunities offered <br />or made available to employees. Orange County will make any necessary <br />modification to its process to ensure equal employment for qualified individuals with <br />disabilities and qualified protected veterans. <br />In determining the qualifications of veterans, Orange County limits its consideration <br />of a qualified protected veteran's military record, including discharge papers, to only <br />those portions of the military record, which are relevant to the specific job <br />qualification for which the veteran is being considered. <br />B. Review of Physical and Mental of Job Qualification and Class <br />Specification Standards <br />The physical and mental qualifications of all jobs have been reviewed to ensure that, <br />to the extent that such qualifications requirements tend to screen out qualified <br />individuals with disabilities and qualified disabled veterans, job qualifications are <br />consistent with business necessity and the safe performance of the job. <br />