DEFINITIONS:

Discrimination

Adverse action or unequal treatment of an individual or group based on protected characteristics.

Educational Practice or Activity

All academic, educational, extracurricular, athletic, and other programs of KSU, whether they take place in KSU facilities, at a class or training program sponsored by KSU at another location, or elsewhere.

Employment Practice

Any aspect of the employment relationship, including recruitment, hiring, promotion, training, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The right of all persons to work and advance on the basis of merit, ability, and potential.

Protected Characteristic

A trait or attribute protected from discrimination by federal or state law.

Qualified Individual with a Disability

An individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the employment position that such individual holds or desires.

Reasonable Accommodation

A modification or adjustment to a job, employment practice, or work environment that enables a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment.

Viewpoint Neutrality

The practice of treating all political and social viewpoints equally without favoritism or bias.

PROCESS:

Prohibited Discrimination in Employment

KSU prohibits discrimination in all employment practices, including but not limited to:

• Recruitment, advertising, and job application procedures;
• Hiring, upgrading, promotion, award of tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff, termination, right of return from layoff, and rehiring;
• Rates of pay or any other form of compensation and changes in compensation;
• Job assignments, job classifications, organizational structures, and position descriptions;
• Leaves of absence, sick leave, or any other leave;
• Benefits and benefit programs;