Invitation to Self-Identify

Northwire (NWI) is a Federal contractor and an Equal Opportunity Employer. NWI is subject to Executive Order 11246, which requires government contractors to take affirmative action to ensure that equal opportunity is provided in all aspects of their employment. In addition, we are subject to Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended by the Jobs for Veterans Act of 2002, 38 U.S.C. 4212 (VEVRAA), which requires Government contractors to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment protected veterans. To comply with these laws, NWI invites applicants to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race/ethnicity and protected veteran status. NWI does not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, protected veteran status, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, genetic information, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information obtained will be kept confidential and may only be used in accordance with the provisions of applicable laws, executive orders, and regulations, including those that require the information to be summarized and reported to the federal government for civil rights enforcement. When reported, data will
not identify any specific individual.

Personal and Confidential
This page contains sensitive information, store in secure "Affirmative Action Forms" files, separately from personnel records.

Reasonable Accommodation Notice
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job or to perform your job. Examples of reasonable accommodation include making a change to the application process or work procedures, providing documents in an alternate format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.

Ethnicity and Race Definitions

• Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other
  Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.
• White (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the
  Middle East, or North Africa.
• Black or African American (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the black racial
  groups of Africa.
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
• Asian (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian Subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• American Indian or Alaska Native (Not Hispanic or Latino) - A person having origins in any of the
  original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintain tribal affiliation or community attachment.
• Two or More Races (Not Hispanic or Latino) – A person who identifies with more than one of the
  above five races.

Protected Veteran Definitions

• Disabled Veteran - one of the following:
  • a veteran of the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service who is entitled to compensation (or who but for the receipt of military retired pay would be entitled to compensation) under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; or
  • a person who was discharged or released from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
• Recently Separated Veteran - any veteran during the three-year period beginning on the date of such veteran’s discharge or release from active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval, or air service.
• Active Duty Wartime or Campaign Badge Veteran - a veteran who served on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service during a war, or in a campaign or expedition for which a campaign badge has been authorized under the laws administered by the Department of Defense.
• Armed forces service medal veteran - a veteran who, while serving on active duty in the U.S. military, ground, naval or air service, participated in a United States military operation for which an Armed Forces service medal was awarded pursuant to Executive Order 12985.