Affirmative Action and EEO - Human Resources at Ohio State
Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employment
The Ohio State University is a diverse community of people and ideas. As part of the university’s commitment to diversity, Ohio State aims to be a standard of excellence for employment equity in higher education.
How to File a Discrimination or Harassment ClaimThe Office of Human Resources oversees the university’s strategies and compliance efforts related to employment equity, including Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity. This oversight includes coordination and enforcement of the Ohio State’s Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity, and Non-Discrimination/Harassment policy.
Affirmative Action is designed to help eliminate effects of past and present discrimination. It is a process in which employers identify areas of improvement, set goals and take positive steps to enhance opportunities for individuals with disabilities, minorities, veterans and women. Affirmative Action focuses on hiring, training and promoting qualified protected class members where they are underrepresented.
Below are links to helpful resources both within the university and external organizations. Human Resource Professionals should contact the university’s Affirmative Action Coordinator for more information related to employment equity at Ohio State.
Resources
Federal
- Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act – Federal Minimum Wage
- Employee Rights for Workers with Disabilities Paid at Special Minimum Wage
- Employee Rights on Federal or Federally Financed Construction Projects
- Employee Rights on Government Contracts (check PCA box after printing poster)
- Family and Medical Leave Act Poster
- Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Poster (includes English, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese posters)
- Notice of Nondiscrimination Under the Affordable Care Act
- Pay Transparency
- Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act Poster
- Worker Rights Under Executive Order 13658: Federal Minimum Wage for Contractors
State
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990
- Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C.A Section 1981
- The Civil Rights Act of 1991
- The Equal Pay Act of 1963
- Executive Order 11246: Equal Employment Opportunity, as amended
- Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972