PERSONNEL POLICY MANUAL

1.1 Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 1.2 Affirmative Action Policy for the Employment of Minorities and Women 1.3 Affirmative Action Policy for the Employment of Disabled Individuals 1.4 Affirmative Action Policy for the Employment of Disabled and Vietnam-Era Veterans 1.5 Employment of Members of the Same Family 1.6 Employment of Minors 1.7 Employment of Ex-Offenders 1.8 Employment of Foreign Nationals 1.9 Employment of M.I.T. Students

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1.4 Affirmative Action Policy for the Employment of Disabled and Vietnam-Era Veterans

In compliance with the Vietnam-Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended, MIT does not discriminate against any qualified employee or applicant for employment because he or she is a veteran with a disability or Vietnam-Era veteran. MIT, in this respect, takes affirmative action to employ, advance in employment, and treat without discrimination, veterans with disabilities and veterans of the Vietnam Era.

MIT also invites qualified veterans with disabilities and veterans of the Vietnam Era who wish to benefit under this program to voluntarily identify themselves to the Human Resources Officer of their organizational area or to the employment interviewer.

A veteran of the Vietnam era is a person who:

(A) Served on active duty for a period of more than 180 days, any part of which occurred between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, and was discharged or released from that duty with other than a dishonorable discharge.

(B) Was discharged or released from active duty for a service-connected disability if any part of such active duty was performed between August 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975.

A veteran with a disability is a person who:

(A) is entitled to disability compensation under laws administered by the Veterans Administration for disability and (a) rated at 30 percent or more; or (b) rated at 10 or 20 percent in the case of a veteran determined under federal law to have a serious employment handicap;

(B) was discharged or released from active duty due to a disability incurred or aggravated in the line of duty.

Questions relating to the employment of veterans should be directed to the Human Resources Officer for the department or to the MIT Office of Affirmative Action.