It is the policy of the Company to recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or marital status; to base decisions on employment so as to further the principle of equal employment opportunity; to ensure that any and all promotion decisions are in accord with the principles of equal employment opportunity by imposing only valid requirements for promotional opportunities; and to ensure that all personnel actions such as compensation, benefits, transfers, lay-offs, return from lay-offs, company-sponsored training, and other programs will be administered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, sexual orientation, or marital status.