EEO Policy

Equal Employment Opportunity Policy

Purpose:
To provide equal employment and advancement opportunity for all qualified individuals without distinction or discrimination because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, religion, age, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, or status as a disabled veteran, Vietnam veteran or any other protected classification.

Policy:
It is the policy of Penton Media, Inc. to hire well-qualified people. An integral part of this policy is to provide disabled workers, disabled veterans and Vietnam Era veterans equal employment opportunity with respect to all employment practices, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training.

In order to implement the foregoing policy, the Organization will consider qualified applicants from all sources to ensure equal consideration of individuals. Additionally, in making employment decisions, the Organization will make reasonable accommodations to the physical and mental limitations for a disabled worker or disabled veteran provided such accommodation does not impose an undue hardship on the Organization's business. The Organization will periodically review its employment practices to ensure that appropriate affirmative action is taken with respect to disabled workers, disabled veterans and Vietnam era veterans.

The Organization shall disseminate this policy to all its employees, and encourage all indirect sources of job applicants, such as employees, suppliers, shippers, customers and other contractors, to refer qualified disabled workers, disabled veterans and Vietnam Era veterans. This policy extends to all employees in all aspects of the employment relationship and all personnel are hereby directed to make all reasonable efforts to carry out the spirit and intent of the Organization policy. Violations of this policy by any employee will be met with appropriate actions. Further, employees and applicants shall not be subjected to harassment, intimidation, threats, coercion or discrimination because they have engaged in or may engage in any of the following activities: (1) filing a complaint; (2) assisting or participating in an investigation, compliance review, hearing or any other activity related to the administration of Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 or any other Federal, State or local law, requiring equal opportunity for disabled persons; (3) opposing any act or practice made unlawful by Section 503 or its implementing regulations in this part or any other Federal, State or local law requiring equal opportunity for disabled person; or (4) exercising any other right protected by Section503 or it implementing regulations in this part.

Responsibility for the implementation and direction of the Organization's Affirmative Action Program for disabled workers, disabled veterans and Vietnam Era veterans has been assigned to the Establishment's EEO/AA Officer. Employees and applicants wishing to review this Affirmation Action Program may do so in the Human Resources office during regular working hours, Monday through Friday.