Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy

It is the policy of Northern Kentucky Independent District Health Department (NKIDHD) to encourage and support equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, ancestry, religious creed, national origin, physical disability, mental disability, age, marital status, disabled veteran or Vietnam era veteran status.  Employment decisions will be evaluated on the basis of an individual’s skills, knowledge, abilities, job performance, and other legitimate qualifications, and where appropriate in promotion and transfers, seniority.  Equal Employment Opportunity is among the highest priorities for NKIDHD.

Affirmative action requirements of the federal government are designed to enhance employment opportunities for females and minorities, people with disabilities, disabled veterans, veterans of the Vietnam era, and other eligible veterans.  Affirmative action programs provide for fuller utilization and development of all human resources.

Affirmative action and equal employment opportunity affects all employment practices at NKIDHD including recruiting, hiring, transfer, promotion, training, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.

I am held responsible for EEO and Affirmative Action performance in this establishment.  As District Director of Health, I am responsible for developing and monitoring affirmative action and other equal employment opportunity programs.  However, management personnel at every level must share in the responsibility for promoting affirmative action and equal employment opportunity to ensure that compliance is achieved.

Harassment of any kind, including sexual harassment is strictly prohibited.  Complaints of harassment will be investigated rapidly and thoroughly and employees who are found to have behaved is such a way will be disciplined, up to possible dismissal from payroll.  Harassment is considered a serious behavior problem and will not be tolerated at NKIDHD.  If you have a complaint of harassment, you may see your immediate supervisor, or any management individual, including our Human Resources Administrator or myself.  You can be assured that we will do all we can to maintain confidentiality, but an investigation will be conducted.  Retaliation for filing a complaint of discrimination (of any kind) is not permitted and will not be tolerated.

Equal opportunity must be part of the fabric of all personnel decisions at NKIDHD.  Successful performance on our affirmative action goals will provide benefits to the company to the full utilization and development of previously underutilized human resources.

The Human Resource Administrator will periodically bring this policy to the attention of the supervisory work force who will administer it with a positive attitude.  It remains the responsibility of all supervisors to ensure the affirmative implementation of this policy.

Steven R. Katkowsky, M.D
District Director of Health
July 1, 2008