DATE
ISSUED
09/30/90
DATE
REVISED
08/01/98
POLICY
Saint
Louis
University
is
a
Catholic
university
sponsored
by
the
Society
of
Jesus.
It
welcomes
persons
from
all
racial,
ethnic,
and
religious
backgrounds
and
beliefs
to
join
its
faculty
and
staff
and
seeks
to
create
a
sense
of
community
which
facilitates
their
development.
Saint
Louis
University
prohibits
discrimination
based
on
race,
color,
sex,
national
origin,
religion,
age,
disability,
or
veteran
status.
In
addition,
based
on
our
Catholic
values
and
tradition
we
are
committed
to
protecting
the
dignity
of
each
person
and
therefore
extend
our
non-discrimination
policy
to
include
sexual
orientation.
All
University
policies,
practices,
and
procedures
are
administered
in
a
manner
consistent
with
our
Catholic
Jesuit
identity.
Saint
Louis
University
is
committed
to
the
principals
of
Equal
Employment
Opportunity
and
Affirmative
Action.
All
administrative
and
management
personnel
involved
in
the
hiring
and
supervision
of
University
personnel,
along
with
the
Diversity
and
Affirmative
Action
Officer,
have
the
responsibility
to
recruit,
hire,
train,
promote
and
in
all
ways
provide
fair
treatment
without
regard
to
race,
color,
sex,
national
origin,
religion,
age,
sexual
orientation,
disability,
or
veteran
status.
Such
action
includes,
but
is
not
limited
to
the
following:
Employment,
promotion,
demotion,
transfer,
compensation,
assignment
of
work
duties,
recruiting,
advertisement,
layoff,
termination,
rate
of
pay,
benefits,
and
selection
for
training.
Saint
Louis
University
will
take
affirmative
action
to
ensure
that
persons
from
minority
groups,
females,
Vietnam
Era
Veterans,
disabled
persons,
and
disabled
veterans
are
identified,
recruited,
and
enter
the
University’s
workforce.
SCOPE
This
policy
applies
to
all
prospective
and
current
staff,
faculty,
and
student
workers
of
Saint
Louis
University.
Special
Requirements/Special
Conditions
Accommodations
for
Disabilities
Saint
Louis
University
will
attempt
to
make
a
reasonable
accommodation
to
the
physical
and
mental
limitations
of
any
employee
or
applicant.
Employees
and
applicants
are
invited
to
identify
physical
or
mental
disabilities
at
any
time
prior
to
or
following
employment.
Submission
of
this
information
is
voluntary
and
refusal
to
provide
it
will
not
subject
a
person
to
discharge
or
disciplinary
action.
Information
obtained
is
kept
confidential.
Employees
and
applicants
may
disclose
this
information
to
either
their
supervisor,
the
Human
Resources
Office
or
the
Office
of
Diversity
and
Affirmative
Action.
The
purpose
of
this
disclosure
is
to
assist
the
University
in
determining
the
suitability
of
accommodations
and
provide
employment
opportunities.
Supervisors,
in
consultation
with
the
employee
or
applicant
and
the
Human
Resources
Office,
will
attempt
to
develop
a
reasonable
workplace
accommodation.
The
only
factors
involved
in
determining
the
extent
of
accommodations
should
be
(1)
business
necessity,
and
(2)
financial
cost
and
expense
of
that
accommodation.
Accommodations
may
include,
but
are
not
limited
to,
restructuring
work,
assignments,
modified
equipment,
and
change
of
work
schedule.
[NOTE:
The
complete
Affirmative
Action
Plan
for
Handicapped
Persons,
Disabled
Veterans
and
Veterans
of
the
Vietnam
Era
is
available
for
review
at
the
Office
of
Diversity
and
Affirmative
Action
during
normal
working
hours.]
Religious
Accommodations
Saint
Louis
University
will
attempt
to
make
reasonable
accommodations
for
the
religious
observances
and
practices
of
employees
or
prospective
employees
when
such
accommodations
can
be
made
without
undue
hardship
to
the
University’s
operations
and
the
performance
of
necessary
job
duties.
We
will
attempt
to
accommodate
persons
who
regularly
observe
some
day
of
the
week
as
the
Sabbath
and/or
observe
certain
religious
holidays
during
the
year
and
who
are
conscientiously
opposed
to
performing
work
on
such
days.
Upon
notification,
the
supervisor
will
attempt
to
accommodate
the
employee’s
request
directly
or
through
a
reasonable
alternative.
If
a
satisfactory
resolution
is
not
possible
or
the
requested
accommodation
would
be
an
undue
hardship
on
the
department’s
operations,
the
supervisor
should
contact
the
campus
Human
Resources
Office
for
assistance.
