Equal Employment Opportunity Policies and Procedures

CMA Harassment Policy

CMA Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Executive Order No. 883  - Systemwide Guidelines for Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Programs in Employment.

Executive Order No. 927 - Systemwide Policy Prohibiting Harassment in Employment and Retaliation for Reporting Harassment or Participating in a Harassment Investigation. 

Executive Order 928 - Systemwide Complaint Procedure for Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Complaints for Employees Not Eligible to File a Complaint or Grievance Under a Collective Bargaining Agreement or Whose Collective Bargaining Agreement Incorporates CSU Systemwide Complaint Procedure.

ADA and Reasonable Accommodation

CMA, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and regulations promulgated by the Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH), provides qualified individuals with disabilities with reasonable accommodations.  A disability is any mental or physical impairment that limits a major life activity, i.e. seeing, walking, breathing, etc.  Temporary conditions such as a sprained wrist or broken leg are not considered disabilities.  Interested applicants/employees should first complete and return an Accommodation Request Form and a Verification of Disability and Authorization for Release of Medical Information Form.  These forms are available online or by calling (707) 654-1135.  Completed forms should be returned to the HR office.

All disabilities must be documented by a health care provider or relevant specialist.  Documentation should include the nature of the disability, a description of functional limitations, and suggestions for reasonable accommodations.  Categories of reasonable accommodations include:  assistive technology, modified work schedule, job restructuring, etc.

All disability-related information provided by an applicant/employee is kept in a file, separate from official personnel files.  In most cases, only HR staff has access to information regarding an individual’s disability.  Occasionally, campus administrators may be provided with disability-related information on a need-to-know basis.  Applicants/employees are not required to provide supervisors/department heads with any specific information pertaining to their disability.  However, supervisors and department heads are entitled to information regarding job-related limitations and/or reasonable accommodations (e.g. requires adaptive equipment, assistive devices, amplified telephone, work schedule adjustments. etc.).

The HR Department evaluates and responds to each request in a fact-specific and timely manner.  If it is determined that the employee is a “qualified individual with a disability”, the ADA Coordinator, the employee, and the supervisor shall engage in an interactive process to discuss, identify and implement any reasonable accommodations.  The reasonable accommodation need not be the best accommodation, not the one requested by the employee or recommended by the employee’s health care provider.  The University pays for all authorized reasonable accommodations; however cost may be one of the factors in deciding whether an accommodation is reasonable or not.

Accommodation Request Form - This form is to be used by applicants or employees who are requesting an accommodation based on a disability.

Verification of Disability and Authorization for Release of Medical Information Form - This form is to be used by applicants or employees when medical verification is needed for qualification purposes under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Whistleblower Protection Act

Whistleblower Poster

Executive Order No. 822 - Revised Complaint Procedure for Allegations of Retaliation for Disclosure under the California Whistleblower Protection Act.

Employees may report alleged violations to their supervisor/manager or to the following staff member: Interim Director of Human Resources, Edwin Waite, at (707) 654-1135.  Supervisors who receive a report or complaint of harassment, discrimination or retaliation are required to immediately notify the Director of Human Resources.

Internal Complaint Form - This form is to be used by employees or students to file discrimination complaints with the Director of Human Resources, Kay Miller, at (707) 654-1135.

All complainants may file complaints of discrimination or harassment with the State of California Department of Fair Employment and Housing and the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission whether or not complainants choose to use the University's complaint procedure.  Time limits for filing complaints with State and Federal compliance agencies vary and those agencies should be contacted directly for specific information.  The addresses and telephone numbers are:

Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Oakland District Office
1515 Clay Street, Suite 701
Oakland, CA 94612
Telephone: (510) 622-2941 or  (800) 884-1684

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
San Francisco District Office
350 The Embarcadero
Suite 500
San Francisco, CA 94105-1260
Telephone:  (415) 625-5600