Unfavorable Discharge from the Military, Status as a Disabled Veteran or a Veteran of the Vietnam Era

Unfavorable military discharges include discharges from the Armed Forces of the United States, their Reserve components or any National Guard unit. As with other protected classes, those with unfavorable discharges from the military, veterans who have disabilities or veterans of the Vietnam era should not be discriminated against.

Examples of discrimination based on unfavorable discharge, status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era include, but are not limited to:

• denying raises, benefits, promotions, or performance evaluations on the basis of the person's veteran status.
• preventing any person from using University facilities or services because of a person's veteran status.
• denying a person access to any educational program based on a person's veteran status.
• harassing or retaliating against an employee for filing a complaint or helping another person file a complaint of discrimination based on veteran status.
• fostering an environment that is unwelcoming or hostile based on a person's veteran status.

Retaliation
The University strictly prohibits and will not tolerate reprisals or retaliation against any person due to their assertion of their protected civil rights, including the filing of internal complaints of discrimination or complaints filed with Federal or State civil rights enforcement agencies.