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12 <br />Merit Principle V: Eeual Employment Opportunity /Affirmative Action <br />General Requirement. Fair treatment of applicants and employees will <br />be assured in all aspects of personnel administration without regard to <br />race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, <br />age, or handicap and with proper regard for their privacy and <br />constitutional rights as citizens. This "fair treatment" principle <br />includes compliance with the Federal equal employment opportunity and <br />nondiscrimination laws. <br />(A) EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY <br />(1) Requirement. Equal employment opportunity will be assured <br />for all persons. <br />(Guide. (1) Provisions of the personneZ system should assure <br />that no individuaZ is deprived, or otherwise discriminated <br />against, with respect to consideration for employment, compen- <br />sation, and aZZ other terms, conditions, or privileges of <br />empZoyment. (2) c.qua-Z opportunity appZies to every individuaZ <br />and does not mean preferential treatment, unZess except;.onaZ <br />remedies are necessary to correct the effects of Longstanding <br />discrimination practices.) <br />(2) Requirement. Prohibitions against discrimination consistent with <br />the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended, the Equal Pay Act of <br />1963, the Age Discrimination in Employment*Act of 1967 as <br />amended, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended, and other <br />relevant statutes will be established and enforced.- <br />(3) Requirement. Retaliation against those who protest alleged <br />discrimination shall be prohibited. <br />(Guide. (1) The CiviZ Rioi;is Act of 1964 as amended in 3972 <br />(£quaZ D=Zoument Opportza ity Act of 1572) prohibits discrim- <br />7.nation based on race, coLor,. sew, or na:ionaZ orlIcin and <br />=)vZies directly to State and Zocal governments. The Equ:.Z <br />Pay Act of 1963 requires equaZ pay for equaZ ZeveZs of work <br />recard%ess of sew. Tne Aoe Discri:mnation in E=m oyment Act <br />oJ° 1967 as amended protects individur-Zs between the ages of <br />€0 and 70, and the Reh.�iL tat ion ,pct of 1973" as amended cves <br />assurances to the handicapped_ The Ur:i."orm Guidelines on <br />i,,nlovee Selection Proced gyres (1578) is aLso irpertart as an <br />interpretive aocwnent. (2) rederaZ Zaw provides _r"or an ew- <br />ception from the aeneraZ ruZe prohibiting discrimination <br />.n cases where reLicion, se=, national origin, or ace is a <br />bona fide occupatioraaZ qualification for employment. <br />Powever, court tests and other interpretations indicate there <br />are few., any, jobs covered here to wrich this ewception <br />mzy be app Lied.) <br />(B) A_FFIR*:=,TIVE ACTION <br />(1) Recuirement. The coverning body will adopt a written HO /AA. <br />policy which clearly outlines the governing body's intent, <br />actions and ccr= tment in retard to EEO and AA. This policy <br />1 -11 <br />