What you need to know
Sandia’s Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) Office works to ensure our policies and practices comply with all federal, state, and local laws that support a diverse, discrimination-free, and harassment-free workplace. Sandia is committed to a learning, inclusive and engaging environment for our people.
About the Sandia EEO and AA Office
The Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action (AA) Office:
- Develops and implements policies, programs, processes, and procedures to ensure nondiscrimination in all terms and conditions of employment at Sandia
- Conducts investigations into concerns of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation in the workplace
- Works with all employees (management and non-management) to find equitable solutions to workplace issues through training, counseling, facilitating individual and team discussions, and by mediating issues
- Supports Sandia’s strategic diversity effort, including administration of Sandia’s AA outreach and EEO networking groups
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal employment opportunity is an employment philosophy based on laws and regulations that guarantees all people the right to apply and be evaluated for job opportunities, promotions, performance, and all other personnel-related actions, and to be free from discrimination in all personnel decisions, regardless of race, color, gender, national origin, religion, age, disabilities, veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, or serious medical condition.
EEO rights are guaranteed by federal and state fair employment laws and are enforced by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and its state counterparts.
Affirmative Action
Affirmative action includes specific efforts by a company’s management to enhance the recruiting, hiring, and promotion of legally protected groups that historically have been underrepresented in the workforce.
Federal contractors above certain dollar limits are required to institute affirmative action plans, and the U.S. Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs is charged with enforcing contractor affirmative action mandates.
Sandia Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct
Sandia holds all leaders, employees, and members of the Board of Managers accountable for upholding our purpose, our values, and the behaviors outlined in Sandia’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct. In so doing, we ensure that our business is conducted consistently with the high ethical standards that we demand from each other, and that others have the right to demand from us.
We encourage you to know and work by our code, and you should seek advice or express concerns about misconduct to whomever you are most comfortable with: your manager, Human Resources Business Partner, an Ethics/EEO Officer, or other resources as necessary.
It doesn’t matter where you go first, as long as you seek guidance when you are uncertain about a situation and take action when you observe a potential Sandia policy or Code of Conduct violation.
Resources
- E-mail Signature Block Guidance
- Workplace Resolution Resource Document
- 2023 EEO Digital Brochure
- 2023 EEO Poster
- 2023 Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Infographic
- Lactation Accommodation Policy – Sandia’s requirements for providing lactating caregivers with private space and break periods for lactation purposes.
- Sandia Parents Group Lactation Resources
- Nursing Mother’s Rooms
- Medical Restrictions Process – Provides instructions for obtaining and adhering to temporary and indefinite medical restrictions.
- Reasonable Accommodations– Describes Sandia’s requirements for providing reasonable work-related accommodations that enable a qualified individual (on the basis of disability, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical condition) to perform the essential functions of their job.
- When requested, Sandia will work with employees in providing a reasonable accommodation for employees’ religious beliefs and practices.
Contacts
Sandia Human Resources Business Partners
HR Solutions
Sandia Ethics Helpline: 505-845-9900
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Quick Tip
Sandia Ethics Helpline
If you have a concern about your work environment and relationships, and you do not want to talk with your manager or HR Solutions about it, we encourage you to contact Sandia’s helpline at 505-845-9900.