As a recipient of both Federal and State funding, United Caring Services (UCS) are required to certify each year that we are operating in compliance with the following:
Pursuant to the Indiana Civil Rights Law, specifically including IC 22-9-1-10, and in keeping with the purposes of the Federal Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Grantee covenants that it shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment relating to this Agreement with respect to the hire, tenure, terms, conditions or privileges of employment or any matter directly or indirectly related to employment, because of the employee or applicant’s: race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, ancestry, status as a veteran, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (“Protected Characteristics”). Furthermore, the Grantee certifies compliance with applicable Federal laws, regulations, and executive orders prohibiting discrimination based on the Protected Characteristics in the provision of services.
United Caring Services (UCS) does not, by policy or practice, discriminate against a person or group on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital or military status, or based on an individual’s status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
