Equal Opportunity Employment in Education
What is Equal Opportunity Employment?
It is illegal to discriminate in any aspect of employment, based on the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Discriminatory employment includes:
- Harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetic information or age
- Retaliation against an individual for filing a charge of discrimination, participating in an investigation, or opposing discriminatory practices
- Employment decisions based on stereotypes or assumptions about the abilities, traits, or performance of individuals of a certain sex, race, age, religion, or ethnic group, or individuals with disabilities, or based on myths or assumptions about an individual's genetic information
- Denying employment opportunities to a person because of marriage to, or association with, an individual of a particular race, religion, national origin, or an individual with a disability. Title VII also prohibits discrimination because of participation in schools or places of worship associated with a particular racial, ethnic, or religious group
Some Examples of Employment Discrimination
- A missed promotion based on assumptions about sex or race
- Retaliation against an employee for filing a charge of discrimination
- Denying employment because of a disability
- A missed opportunity for a promotion because of your gender
- Being harrassed at work because of age
This Is NOT Employment Discrimination
- A disagreement with your supervisor about your performance (Contact Human Resources)
- The operational policies of Dining Services or other campus facilities (Contact Facilties)
- Disrepectful groups of students (Contact Student Affairs)
- Teasing from a co-worker not based on age, sex, race, or disability (Contact Human Resources)
Get Help
If you believe you have experienced or witnessed equal employment discrimination, you may file a complaint below.
Multicultural Resources
Keadrick Peters
Coordinator of Multicultral Programs and Services
301-860-3916
kpeters@bowiestate.edu
Contact Us
Equity Compliance Office
Jasmyn Lucas, Assistant Director & Title IX Coordinator
301-860-4511
eeo@bowiestate.edu
