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This section will provide you with information in response to the most frequently asked questions by members of the UCLA community regarding Equal Employment Opportunity for staff employees.
Q. What is employment discrimination?*
A. Discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, pregnancy,1 physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services (as defined by the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994)2 is against the law and prohibited in University policy. Discrimination occurs if an employee or applicant is treated less favorably with regard to the terms and conditions of his or her employment or search for employment because the individual possesses, or is perceived to possess, an attribute belonging to the categories stated above.
Q. How is harassment related to discrimination?*
A. Harassment is a form of discrimination and may be defined as unwelcome conduct that has the purpose or effect of creating a hostile or intimidating environment that is sufficiently severe or pervasive to alter the working conditions of a reasonable person.
Q. What is sexual harassment?*
A. Sexual harassment consists of unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature, when submission to or rejection of this conduct explicitly or implicitly affects a person’s employment or education, unreasonably interferes with a person’s work performance, or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. It is a form of gender discrimination and violates both federal and State law.
Q. What should I do if I feel that I am being discriminated against, or harassed, (including sexual)?
A. If you are a University employee and feel that you have been discriminated against or harassed, you may contact the Staff Affirmative Action Office, Campus Healthcare, Human Resources, or the Title IX/Sexual Harassment Coordinator (sexual harassment only), for information on available resources and assistance in filing a complaint or grievance. Faculty should contact the Academic Personnel Office. Students should contact the Dean of Students Office. For more information and additional resources on filing a complaint or a grievance, click on the Discrimination/Harassment link located in the Related Information section located to the right.
To view the University’s nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies, please click on the corresponding links located on the right.
If you’ve read the FAQ and have additional questions, send us an email to the address below. *Excerpts taken from the University of California Office of the President Diversity website.
1 Pregnancy includes pregnancy, childbirth, and medical conditions related to pregnancy and childbirth.
2 Service in the uniformed services includes membership, application for membership, performance of service, application for service, or obligation for service in the uniformed services.
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