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Equal Employment Opportunity Self-Identification New Hires / Employee Survey


Stony Brook University is committed to equal opportunity in all aspects of employment. Stony Brook University prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, religion, age, color, creed, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, criminal conviction, domestic violence victim status, veteran and or military status in the administration of its policies, programs, activities, or employment.

Stony Brook University is required by federal regulations to report information as requested below. Completion of this form is voluntary, and is strictly confidential and will be maintained separate from your personnel file. You may inform us of your status related to the following data or your change in status at this time or in the future.


Voluntary Self-Identification of Disability

Form CC-305 OMB Control Number 1250-0005
Page 1 of 1 Expires 04/30/2026

 

Why are you being asked to complete this form?

We are a federal contractor or subcontractor. The law requires us to provide equal employment opportunity to qualified people with disabilities. We have a goal of having at least 7% of our workers as people with disabilities. The law says we must measure our progress towards this goal. To do this, we must ask applicants and employees if they have a disability or have ever had one. People can become disabled, so we need to ask this question at least every five years.

Completing this form is voluntary, and we hope that you will choose to do so. Your answer is confidential. No one who makes hiring decisions will see it. Your decision to complete the form and your answer will not harm you in any way. If you want to learn more about the law or this form, visit the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at "www.dol.gov/ofccp"

 

How do you know if you have a disability?

A disability is a condition that substantially limits one or more of your “major life activities.” If you have or have ever had such a condition, you are a person with a disability. Disabilities include, but are not limited to:

  • Alcohol or other substance use disorder (not currently using drugs illegally)
  • Autoimmune disorder, for example, lupus, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, HIV/AIDS
  • Blind or low vision
  • Cancer (past or present)
  • Cardiovascular or heart disease
  • Celiac disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Deaf or serious difficulty hearing
  • Diabetes
  • Disfigurement, for example, disfigurement caused by burns, wounds, accidents, or congenital disorders
  • Epilepsy or other seizure disorder
  • Diabetes
  • Epilepsy
  • Gastrointestinal disorders, for example, Crohn's Disease, irritable bowel syndrome
  • Intellectual or developmental disability
  • Mental health conditions, for example, depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD
  • Missing limbs or partially missing limbs
  • Mobility impairment, benefiting from the use of a wheelchair, scooter, walker, leg brace(s) and/or other supports
  • Nervous system conditions, for example, migraine headaches, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Neurodivergence, for example, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder, dyslexia, dyspraxia, other learning disabilities
  • Partial or complete paralysis (any cause)
  • Pulmonary or respiratory conditions, for example, tuberculosis, asthma, emphysema
  • short stature (dwarfism)
  • Traumatic brain injury

Disability Status:

 

Please select the applicable categories.


For more information on gender markers.

 

Race (Please select one or more)

Definition of Race / Ethnic Groups

  • American Indian or Alaska Native - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
  • Asian - 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.
  • Black or African American - A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
  • Hispanic or Latino - A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race.
  • Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander - A person having origins in any way of the peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
  • Middle Eastern or North African - A person having origins in the Middle East or North Africa.
  • White - A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe.

 

Survey of Protected Veteran Status


 

Stony Brook University is a Government contractor subject to the 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:

  1. Disabled veterans;
  2. Recently separated veterans;
  3. Active duty wartime or campaign badge veterans; and
  4. Armed Forces service medal veterans.

As a Government contractor subject to VEVRAA, we are required to submit a report to the U.S. Department of Labor each year identifying the number of our employees who are "protected veteran" belonging to the below classifications.

Protected Veteran Classifications are defined as below:

  • A "disabled veteran" is 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 related from active duty because of a service-connected disability.
  • A "recently separated veteran" means 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.
  • An "active duty wartime or campaign badge veteran" means 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. (Period of War Dates: Korean Conflict June 27, 1950 - January 31, 1955; Vietnam Era February 28, 1961 - May 7 1975 for veterans serving in the Republic of Vietnam or August 5, 1964 - May 7, 1975 for all other cases; Persian Gulf War August 2, 1990 - present)
  • An "Armed forces service medal veteran" means 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.



Protected veteran status

If you are a disabled veteran it would assist us if you tell us whether there are accommodations we could make that would enable you to perform the essential functions of the job, including special equipment, changes in the physical layout of the job, changes in the way the job is customarily performed, provision of personal assistance services or other accommodations. This information will assist us in making reasonable accommodations for your disability.

Submission of this information is voluntary and refusal to provide it will not subject you to any adverse treatment. The information provided will be used only in ways that are not inconsistent with the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistant Act of 1974, as amended.

The information you submit will be kept confidential, except that (i) supervisors and managers may be informed regarding restrictions on the work or duties of disabled veterans, and regarding necessary accommodations; (ii) first aid and safety personnel may be informed, when and to the extent appropriate, if you have a condition that might require emergency treatment; and (iii) Government officials engaged in enforcing laws administered by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, or enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be informed.

This Company abides by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-300.5(a). This regulation requires affirmative action by covered contractors to employ and advance in employment qualified protected veterans.

 

 

 


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 alternative format, using a sign language interpreter, or using specialized equipment.


i Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For more information about this form or the equal employment obligations of Federal contractors, visit the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) website at www.dol.gov/offcp.

PUBLIC BURDEN STATEMENT: According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless such collection displays a valid OMB control number. This survey should take about 5 minutes to complete.


Information for Requesting Information About An Accommodation

For Information about reasonable accommodation procedures: http://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/oea-accessibility

Stony Brook University has appointed the following individuals as the official responsible for processing request for reasonable accommodation from applicants and employees with disabilities:

Stony Brook University, Stony Brook Medicine, Long Island State Veterans Home (LISVH), and Research ADA Specialist
Name: Natalie Mertens
Phone:
(631) 632-6280
Fax:
(631) 632-9428
Email: oea_ada@stonybrook.edu

You may also update this information at anytime in Solar: http://it.stonybrook.edu/services/solar

  • Click on Solar Login
  • Login to your Solar Account, once in your Solar account please go to Security and Personal Data > Ethnicity / Disability / Veteran Status
  • Answer the questions accordingly
  • Please be sure to Click "Save" or "Submit"

If you have any questions regarding this survey please contact:

Office of Equity and Access
Administration Room 201,
Stony Brook, NY 11794-0251
(631) 632-6280