DISCRIMINATION. PREOCCUPIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SHALL NOT TOLERATE, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, WITHOUT EXCEPTION, ANY FORM OF DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE, CREED, RELIGION, COLOR, AGE, DISABILITY, PREGNANCY, MARITAL STATUS, PARENTAL STATUS, VETERAN STATUS, MILITARY STATUS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM STATUS, NATIONAL ORIGIN, POLITICAL AFFILIATION, SEX, PREDISPOSING GENETIC CHARACTERISTICS, AND ANY OTHER STATUS PROTECTED BY THE LAW. THIS LIST IS NOT EXHAUSTIVE. JOB PROMOTIONS WILL BE OFFERED TO EMPLOYEES BASED ON MERIT, EXPERIENCE, AND OTHER JOB-RELATED CRITERIA. FOR QUALIFIED PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, PREOCCUPIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILL MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO PROVIDE REASONABLE WORKPLACE ACCOMMODATIONS THAT COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS.

ALL EMPLOYEES, MANAGERS, STAKEHOLDERS, AND AGENTS AT PREOCCUPIED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WILL COMPLY WITH THESE ANTI-DISCRIMINATION POLICIES. IN SOME CASES, LOCAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS MAY PROVIDE GREATER PROTECTIONS THAN THOSE DESCRIBED IN THIS POLICY.