Third Coast Services LLC reaffirms its commitment to the principle of Equal Employment Opportunity in its personnel policies and practices. It is Third Coast Services LLC’s policy to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all jobs levels, employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, marital status, sexual preference, national origin, physical or mental disability, or veteran status. All such decisions are based on (1) individual merit, qualifications, and competence as they relate to the particular position, and (2) promotion of the principle of equal employment opportunity.

All other personnel programs such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoff, return from layoff, training, education, and social and recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, physical or mental disability, or veteran status.

In addition, unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a condition of an individual’s employment or submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for an employment decision affecting the employee. No supervisor or manager shall threaten or insinuate, either explicitly or implicitly than an employee’s submission to or rejection of sexual advances will in any way influence any personnel decision involving that employee.

Prohibited harassment includes conduct which has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with the employee’s work performance or creating an environment which is intimidating, hostile, or offensive to the employee. Harassment based on a person’s race is also prohibited. Any employee who feels that a violation of this policy has occurred should immediately report the matter to their supervisor. If that person is unavailable or the employee believes it would be inappropriate to contact his/her supervisor, the employee should contact the supervisor’s supervisor, Human Resources, or the facility head. Each complaint will be investigated, and any violations will be remedied. The complaining employee will not be affected in employment with the company as a result of bringing the harassment complaints to the attention of the company.

It is the policy of this company to assure that applicants are employed and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, religion, sex, color, national origin, age or disability. Such action shall include: employment, upgrading, demotion, or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship, pre-apprenticeship, and/or on-the-job training.

All employees are encouraged to refer minority and female recruits for employment whenever hiring opportunities are available.

All employees are encouraged to request information on available training programs and the entrance requirements for each.

Joe Barnes has been appointed Corporate EEO Officer. Anyone having questions, comments, or complaints regarding the company’s equal and affirmative action policies should contact Joe Barnes at 832-753-4200.