Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action
Equal Opportunity Statement
Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi is committed to providing an educational and work environment that is conducive to the personal and professional development of each individual student and employee. It is our firm commitment to ensure that equal employment opportunity, equal treatment, and equal access to programs and activities will be provided to Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's students, employees, prospective employees, and the public. To achieve this goal, discrimination based on a person's race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or genetic information is strictly prohibited as defined by federal law and state statute. These protections extend to employment and admissions decisions.
“EEO is the Law” Poster
Every employer covered by EEO laws is required to place the “Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law” poster on its premises either electronically or physically. All applicants and employees must have a way to access the poster. Acceptable ways to post it would be on the contractor’s intranet, in an employee breakroom, and in an online application portal.
“EEO is the Law” Supplement
OFCCP produced a mandatory supplement to the “EEO is the Law” poster that contractors are required to use until the “EEO is the Law” poster is updated to be consistent with OFCCP’s protections. It, too, must be accessible to all applicants and employees.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
To notify applicants and employees of their rights, subject to certain limitations, to discuss, disclose, or inquire about compensation or compensation information, federal contractors are also required to post the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision and include it in employee handbooks and manuals.
Like the other two postings, contractors must place the Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision somewhere that it is conspicuously available to all applicants and employees. Contractors can post this provision either physically on the premises or electronically.
OFCCP provides a formatted version for posting, which includes the OFCCP logo and contact information, as well as an unformatted version for inclusion in employee handbooks and manuals.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Know your rights
Pay Transparency
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the Law:
https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the Law Supplement:
Know your rights: Workplace Discrimination is illegal
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights_10_20.pdf
Know your rights: Workplace Discrimination is illegal screen reader
https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf
Diversity - refers to the similarities and differences between individuals accounting for all aspects of one’s personality and individual identity. Some of the dimensions of diversity are shown below with examples of content available.
- Age.
- Color.
- Disability.
- Ethnicity/National origin.
- Gender.
- Gender identity or expression.
- Generation.
- Language.
- Life experiences.
- Organization function and level.
- Physical characteristics. See, Can a Changed Appearance Overcome Bias?
- Race.
- Religion.
- Sexual orientation.
- Veteran status.
Inclusion
Diversity provides the potential for greater innovation and creativity. Inclusion is what enables organizations to realize the business benefits of this potential.
Inclusion describes the extent to which each person in an organization feels welcomed, respected, supported and valued as a team member. Inclusion is a two-way accountability; each person must grant and accept inclusion from others. In such an environment, every employee will tend to feel more engaged and will be more likely to contribute toward the organization’s business results. This requires people from diverse backgrounds to communicate and work together, and understand each others’ needs and perspectives—in other words, demonstrate cultural competence.
Veteran’s Preference
Effective September 1, 2015 the Military Veterans’ Full Employment Act, SB 805 was amended. A veteran qualifies for a veteran’s employment preference.
Visit Veteran's Preference Information Page for more details.