Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-2 - Equal Opportunity Employment › Section 3356-2-03 - Discrimination/harassment

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. Youngstown state university (university) does not discriminate on
			 the basis of sex (including pregnancy), race,
			 color, religion, national origin, age, sexual
			 orientation, gender identity and/or expression, disability, or
			 veteran/military status or any other basis protected
			 by law or Executive Order in its programs or activities.
			 Ohio Executive Order 2023-01D
			 "Anti-Discrimination Policy in State Government," defines protected class status and Executive Orde
			 r2022-06D "Defining and Combating Antisemitism" addresses antisemitism. The university is firmly
			 committed to maintaining a working and learning environment free of
			 discrimination and harassment of any employee, applicant for employment,
			 student, or visitor. The university community seeks to eliminate discrimination
			 and harassment through education and encourages staff, faculty, students,
			 visitors, and volunteers to report concerns or complaints. Prompt corrective
			 measures will be taken to stop discrimination and harassment whenever it
			 occurs.
This policy shall be interpreted and applied consistent with
				the speech protections of the first amendment of the United States
				Constitution.
(B) Purpose.
			 The purpose of this policy is to establish expectations for institutional and
			 individual conduct, aid the university community in recognizing and preventing
			 discrimination and harassment, and provide effective reporting and response
			 mechanisms. For purposes of this policy, the university community includes, but
			 is not limited to, all university employees, students, and any other individual
			 visiting or engaging in any university activity or program.
(C) Scope. This policy applies to students,
			 faculty, employees (including student employees), third parties, campus
			 visitors, or other individuals engaged in any university activity or program,
			 regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity, and whether on or off
			 campus. The prohibitions of this policy may, in some instances, be broader in
			 scope than the legal prohibitions of state, federal, or other laws prohibiting
			 discrimination or harassment. A determination that this policy has been
			 violated is not equivalent to a violation of law.
(D) Definitions. For the purpose of
			 determining whether a particular behavior or course of conduct constitutes
			 discrimination or harassment under this policy, the following definitions shall
			 be used:
(1) "Discrimination" - conduct that
			 is based on an individual's sex (including pregnancy), race, color, religion,
			 national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression,
			 disability, or veteran/military status or any other basis protected by law
			 that:
(a) Adversely affects a term or
			 condition of an individual's employment, education, or participation in a
			 university activity or program; or
(b) Is used as the basis for a decision
			 affecting an individual's employment, education, or participation in a
			 university activity or program; or
(c) Is sufficiently severe or pervasive to a
			 reasonable person that it substantially interferes with an individual's
			 employment or educational performance or create a working, living, or
			 educational environment that is intimidating, hostile, or abusive.