Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
41 C.F.R. Section 60-741.44(a); 60-300.44(a)
The employment policy of Grain Millers, Inc. is to provide equal opportunity to all persons. Our company is committed to maintaining equal employment opportunity through a positive and ongoing affirmative action program. No employee or applicant for employment will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status, or any other Federal or State legally protected classes.
Grain Millers, Inc. will recruit, hire, train, and promote qualified individuals in all job titles, ensuring that all other personnel actions are administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or military and/or veteran status. These actions align with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended), and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, which require affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Grain Millers, Inc. also complies with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 and does not discriminate based on national origin or citizenship status.
To further implement these principles, Grain Millers, Inc. will continue to:
- Base employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity;
- Ensure that promotion decisions follow equal employment opportunity standards by applying only valid and job-related requirements;
- Ensure that all personnel actions—including compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs and recalls, company-sponsored training, education, tuition assistance, and social or recreational programs—are administered without discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, military and/or veteran status, or any other Federal or State legally protected classes.
Employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion, or discrimination for engaging in or potentially engaging in the following protected activities:
- Filing a complaint;
- Assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance evaluation, hearing, or any activity related to the administration of affirmative action and equal opportunity regulations;
- Opposing any act or practice made unlawful by Federal, State, or local affirmative action and equal employment opportunity laws;
- Exercising any other right protected under affirmative action and equal employment opportunity regulations.
Sarah Burdick, Sr. HR Manager, has been designated as the company’s EEO Coordinator. She is responsible for ensuring compliance with Federal and State equal employment opportunity laws and for implementing the affirmative action program, including all associated monitoring and internal reporting activities. Employees who believe they have not been treated in accordance with this policy are encouraged to contact Sarah Burdick at (952) 983-1268. The affirmative action plan is available for review in her office during regular business hours by appointment.
Employees and applicants wishing to self-identify as a protected veteran or an individual with a disability—including updating previous disability status—or those who wish to request a reasonable accommodation necessary to perform the essential functions of a job, may do so by contacting Sarah Burdick.
This policy statement is fully supported by the President & CEO, Todd Stohlmeyer. The continued success of our Affirmative Action Program requires the cooperation of every employee throughout our organization. Equal employment opportunity is not only the law—it is a core principle of Grain Millers, Inc.
