Equal Opportunity

Statement of Non-Discrimination

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Service, an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the US Department of Agriculture which provide that no person in the United States on the bases of race, color, national origin, age or handicap shall be excluded from participation in, admission or access to, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of this organization's programs or activities.

The person responsible for coordinating this organization's nondiscrimination compliance efforts is Howard L. Scarboro, President and CEO. Any individual, or specific class of individuals, who feels that this organization has subjected them to discrimination may obtain further information about the statutes and regulations listed above from and/or file a written complaint with this organization; or the Secretary, US Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250; or the Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Washington DC 20250. Complaints must be filed within 180 days after the alleged discrimination. Confidentiality will be maintained to the extent possible.

Central Virginia Electric Cooperative Equal Employment Policy

In order for Central Virginia Electric Cooperative to abide by its Affirmative Action Statement, the Cooperative publishes the following Equal Employment Policy. This is not a solicitation of applicants for employment.

All applicants for employment shall be considered and hired on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or veteran's status. The employment practices shall insure equal treatment of all employees, without discrimination in rates of pay or other opportunities for advancement because of an employee's race, color, age, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or veterans status.