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Indiana Addendum

Equal Employment and Anti-Harassment

This is only a state-specific excerpt. Refer to the complete policy for more information.

Hope is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit and College needs. Creating an inclusive and professional environment where employees feel comfortable, safe, and free from inappropriate and disrespectful conduct is one of the College’s core values.

Hope does not discriminate against (in any aspect of employment, including recruiting and hiring, job assignment, compensation, opportunities for advancement, promotion, transfers, evaluation, benefits, training, discipline, and termination), nor does it tolerate harassment by any person, including, co-workers, supervisors, and third parties, on the basis of the following Protected Characteristics: race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, citizenship status, and military status.

Where can employees report discrimination or sexual harassment outside of Hope?

Information about the Indiana Civil Rights Commission can be found at or by calling (800) 628-2909 or (800) 457-8283 or texting (855) 463-5292.

Military Leave

This is only a state-specific excerpt. Refer to the complete policy for more information.

Employees may take military leave for training and other non-active-duty activities in accordance with applicable law.

Indiana employees who are eligible for leave may take up to 15 days of leave per year for training purposes.

When the need for military leave is foreseeable, employees must notify their supervisor as far in advance as possible. If employees have written authorization from their military branch for the leave, employees should provide it when they request leave. An employee is generally only entitled to rights and benefits under USERRA if Hope receives advance notice of the employee’s intent to take military leave unless it is impossible or unreasonable to give advance notice.

To be eligible for reinstatement, Indiana employees must provide notice of their departure and return dates of their military leave at least 90 days before the departure date.

Family Leave

When Hope has 50 more employees for at least 20 calendar workweeks, employees who are the spouse, parent, grandparent, child, or sibling of an active-duty service member are eligible for military family leave if they have worked for Hope for at least 12 months and worked at least 1,500 hours during that time.

Eligible Indiana employees may take up to 10 days of unpaid time off 30 days before, during, or after the service member’s active duty, if that service lasts 90 days or longer. Employees must provide at least 30 days’ advance notice of the need to take this leave. Employees may be asked to provide a copy of the active-duty orders. Employees may not substitute paid medical or sick leave for this unpaid leave. Employees can substitute their other paid leave for unpaid leave taken under this policy and may be required to do so by Hope.