Prohibiting Harassment and Discrimination
State Fund prohibits and does not tolerate sexual harassment, discrimination, or harassment based on a person’s membership, or perceived membership, in a protected category. In addition, these practices are unlawful under state and federal law.
What is a Protected Category?
Protected categories include, but are not limited to:
- Race,
- Color,
- Religion or religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices),
- National origin (including citizenship and language use restrictions),
- Ancestry,
- Physical disability (including HIV and AIDS),
- Mental disability,
- Medical condition (including genetic characteristics, cancer or a record or history of cancer or information),
- Genetic information,
- Marital status,
- Sex (including pregnancy, perceived pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions),
- Gender,
- Gender identity and expression (including use of preferred pronouns, restroom and dress),
- Sexual orientation,
- Transgender status (including social and physical transition),
- Age (40 years or older), and
- Military or veteran status.
Workforce members who believe they have been subjected to discrimination or harassment based on any protected category or to sexual harassment may file a complaint via the Ethics and Privacy Hotline.
State Fund’s harassment-free workplace policy extends to others whom our Workforce may interact with in any State Fund workplace setting, such as outside vendors, customers, professionals, job applicants, and other providers of goods or services.