Equal opportunity employer definition

Equal opportunity employer means an employer who treats all employees and applicants for employment without discrimination as to race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or citizenship status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, lay-off and termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment, except as provided by law. This Equal Employment Opportunity Statement must be adopted by a contractor with a contract valued at $1,000,000 or higher.
Equal opportunity employer means an employer that follows the principle of equal opportunity in regards to its hiring and promotion practices. An equal opportunity employer does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, or physical or mental disability.