1.1 Equal employment opportunity is adopted to ensure the rights and dignity of each person.
1.2 Personnel actions, including recruitment, selection, training, compensation, corrective counseling, promotions, transfers, staff reductions and terminations shall be based upon individual initiative, interests, ability, performance results, and needs of the business.
1.3 All persons shall enjoy the benefits of decisions which are free of harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination on the grounds of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or veteran status.
1.4 For known limitations of qualified individual applicants or employees with disabilities, reasonable accommodation will be provided, except where the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on operation of the business.
1.5 Synopsys, Inc. does not discriminate on the basis of national origin or citizenship status as provided under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.
1.6 We will work cooperatively with governmental agencies, educational institutions and community action groups concerned with employment opportunities for women, minorities, veterans, or individuals with a disability, as well as with suppliers in sustaining and perpetuating equal employment opportunities.