TO: All Roadway Express Applicants and Employees
DATE: January 1, 2006
FROM: M. Smid, President and CEO
SUBJECT: EEO and Anti-Harassment Policies
Equal Employment Opportunity is a fundamental principle at Roadway Express. Roadway does not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, sexual orientation, the physical or mental disability of any otherwise qualified individual, or other protected characteristic as established by applicable federal, state or local law. Equal Employment Opportunity applies to recruitment, hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.
Appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination, will be taken against any employee for engaging in conduct in violation of this policy, regardless of whether the conduct also violates applicable law.
As an affirmative action employer, Roadway is actively committed to fostering employment opportunities for minorities, women, veterans, and the disabled. Marian Monnig has been designated as Senior Director - EEO & Workforce Strategy for Yellow Roadway Corporation. She is responsible for reviewing and monitoring policies, programs and records to ensure the Company's compliance with government regulations. Any inquiries about the Company's Affirmative Action Program should be directed to her at 913-344-3534.
Roadway will make reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in undue hardship to the Company. If you would like to request an accommodation, contact the Assistant to the Vice President, Human Resources (AVP-HR) in your Division:
Division 1, Rick Anderson, AVP-HR, 717/240-4155
Division 3, Ralph Santarelli, AVP-HR, 909/868-5222
Division 5, Sue Harrison, AVP-HR, 708/757-1061
Or contact in writing Bob Chess, the Director Human Resources, Roadway Express, Inc., 1077 Gorge Boulevard, P.O. Box 471, Akron, Ohio 44309-0471. AGO employees should also forward requests to the Director Human Resources.
Roadway is committed to maintaining a work environment free of harassment based on race, color, sex (including same-sex), religion, age, national origin, disability or other classification protected by applicable federal, state or local law. Any such harassment of any of our employees, applicants or customers is prohibited by this policy, whether or not it also violates applicable law. Harassment prohibited by this policy includes, but is not limited to, the following conduct:
Our supervisors and managers are covered by this policy and are prohibited from engaging in any form of harassing conduct. No supervisor or other member of management has the authority to suggest to any employee or applicant that their employment or advancement will be affected in any way by the individual's entering into (or refusing to enter into) any form of personal relationship with him or her. Harassment of our employees in connection with their work by non-employees, including vendors or customers, is also a violation of this policy.
Roadway's policy is to investigate thoroughly and to take appropriate action to remedy incidents of harassment. In order to accomplish this, however, harassment must be brought to management's attention. Accordingly, employees who have complaints of harassment or who observe or are aware of incidents of harassment must bring any such conduct to management's attention.
The following procedure should be used for reporting complaints about conduct in violation of this policy. All complaints are to be reported in writing to the:
Office of the Assistant General Counsel
Internal Review Processing
1077 Gorge Blvd.
P.O. Box 471
Akron, Ohio 44309-0471or you may contact Open Access at 1-866-ETHICSP (1-866-384-4277)
or you can lodge your complaint via the internet at www.ethicspoint.com
Violation of this policy will subject an employee to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate discharge. If you have any questions about what constitutes harassing behavior or what conduct is prohibited by this policy, please submit your question in writing to the Office of the Assistant General Counsel, Internal Review Processing, 1077 Gorge Blvd., P.O. Box 471, Akron, Ohio 44309-0471.
No employee will be subject to retaliation or reprisal for reporting or threatening to report a complaint or concern under Roadway's EEO or Anti-Harassment Policies, or for participating in an investigation into allegations of violations of these policies. Any complaints of suspected retaliation or reprisal should be reported immediately to Office of the Assistant General Counsel, Internal Review Processing, 1077 Gorge Blvd., P.O. Box 471, Akron, Ohio 44309-0471 or you may contact the Hotline at 1-866-384-4277 or via the internet at www.ethicspoint.com.
This anti-retaliation provision protects any employee who makes a complaint of harassment in good faith; whether or not the company determines that the reported conduct violates this policy. However, an employee may not make frivolous or malicious complaints of harassment. Anyone who knowingly and deliberately makes a false accusation of harassment, or who knowingly provides false information to or intentionally misleads persons who are investigating a complaint of harassment, is subject to disciplinary action, up to and including discharge, for dishonesty and violation of this policy. Such disciplinary action shall not be considered retaliation or reprisal under this policy.
Every employee is responsible for ensuring that these policies are followed
