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Pennsylvania 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 (including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists that are historically associated with race); color; familial status; religious creed (including religious observance, practice and belief); ancestry, age (40 and older); sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, sex assigned at birth, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, gender transition or transgender identity, and differences of sex development, variation of sex characteristics, or other intersex characteristics); military status, national origin; non-job related handicap or disability; use of a guide or support animal (because of blindness, deafness, physical handicap, or because the user is a handler or trainer of support or guide animals); and genetic information.

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

Information about the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission can be found at or by calling 717-787-9780.

Pay Transparency

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

What information will employees get automatically?

Pennsylvania employees will get notice of their rate of pay, the time and place of payment, and the amount of any fringe benefits available to them upon hire. Employees will get another notice of any change made to that information before it takes effect.