Employment Access
The University prohibits discrimination against any person employed; seeking employment; or applying for or engaged in a paid or unpaid internship or training program leading to employment with the University of California on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender, gender expression, gender identity, gender transition status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics), genetic information (including family medical history), ancestry, marital status, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or service in the uniformed services, including protected veterans. This policy applies to all employment practices, including recruitment, selection, promotion, transfer, merit increase, salary, training and development, demotion, and separation. In addition, the University prohibits harassment based on the above protected characteristics of an employee, applicant, paid or unpaid intern, volunteer, person participating in a program leading to employment, or person providing services pursuant to a contract.
If the harassment is sexual in nature, the University’s Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment (SVSH) policy will apply. Local SVSH resource information can be found at http://sexualviolence.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-help/index.html. This policy is intended to be consistent with applicable state and federal laws and University policies.
University policy prohibits retaliation for bringing a complaint of discrimination or harassment pursuant to this policy against any person employed; seeking employment; providing services pursuant to a contract; or applying for or engaged in a paid or unpaid internship, volunteer capacity, or training program leading to employment with the University of California. This policy also prohibits retaliation against a person who assists someone with a complaint of discrimination or harassment, or participates in any manner in an investigation or resolution of a University of California complaint of discrimination or harassment.
