FreeState prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
Reaffirmation of Affirmative Action Policy Statement
Reasonable Accommodations
and the Online Application Process
Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with FreeState, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship. To request a reasonable accommodation for this purpose, please call Desiree LaForge at (785) 478-3444. Reasonable accommodation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
FreeState is the recipient of Federal financial assistance from the Rural Utilities Services (RUS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and is subject to the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and the rules of the U.S. Department of Agriculture which provide that no person in the United States on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information shall be excluded in participation in, admission or access to, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination under any of the Cooperative’s program or activities.
FreeState conforms to the spirit as well as to the letter of all applicable laws and regulations. Additionally, FreeState will take action to employ, advance in employment, and treat veterans and disabled veterans without discrimination in all employment practices. This policy of equal employment opportunity and anti-discrimination applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including recruitment, employment, promotion, transfer, training, working conditions, wages and salary administration, employee benefits, and application of policies.