Age Discrimination
No University student shall, on the basis of age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any University program or activity.
Employees and job applicants who are 40 years of age or older are protected against employment discrimination; discrimination on the basis of age is prohibited in employment, including but not limited to hiring, firing, promotion, layoff, compensation, benefits, job assignments and training.
Hostile Environment Age Harassment
The University will not tolerate the creation or existence of an environment that is hostile on the basis of age. Such a hostile environment is defined as harassing conduct (e.g., physical, verbal, graphic or written) related to age that is sufficiently severe, pervasive or persistent so as to:
- interfere with or limit the ability of an individual to participate in or benefit from the University’s programs and activities or
- unreasonably interfere with an individual’s work or academic performance by creating an objectively intimidating, hostile, or offensive work or learning environment.
Whether the harassing conduct is considered severe, persistent or pervasive depends upon the context in which the behavior occurred.