3.15 Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment

The College is fully committed to providing a learning and working environment that is free from prohibited discrimination. The College does not practice or condone discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, disability, genetic information, political affiliation, veteran’s status, or other protected class in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local laws in the administration or in any of its education programs and activities and employment practices.

For issues related to sexual harassment, discrimination assault and violence, see Procedures 3.19.1– Sexual Harassment.

 For issues related to all other types of unlawful discrimination and harassment, see Procedures 3.15.1– Unlawful Discrimination and Harassment.

Legal Reference:  Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; Section 504 of the Rehabilitations Act of 1973; The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; Equal Pay Act of 1963; Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008; Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments Act of 1972; Lily Ledbetter Act; NC Equal Employment Practices Act; NC Retaliatory Discrimination Act; Jeanne Cleary Disclosure Act of Campus Security Policy and Campus Statistic Act of 1990; Campus Sexual Assault Victim's Bill of Rights of 1992; Violence Against Women Act of 1994; Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act of 2013; and the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act of 2023.