3.18.010 Policy.
Pierce County is dedicated to creating an inclusive work environment. Pierce County embraces and celebrates the unique experiences, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds that each employee brings to the workplace. Pierce County strives to foster an environment where employees feel respected, valued, and empowered. All Pierce County employees are at the forefront of promoting and sustaining an inclusive workplace and helping to create more equitable outcomes in the community.
A. Pierce County embraces diversity in all facets including, but not limited to, age, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, language differences, nationality or national origin, family or marital status, physical, mental, and developmental abilities, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, skin color, social or economic class, education, political affiliation, military service, caste, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.
B. Pierce County strives to be a fair organization that advances opportunity and justice for all.
C. Pierce County values individual and group differences. Pierce County seeks to be an organization where everyone feels welcomed, respected, supported, valued, and empowered to fully participate and belong.
D. Pierce County reaffirms its commitment to equal employment opportunity and a workplace free from discrimination as outlined in Chapter 3.16 PCC and other relevant laws and policies.