Why should you self-identify?

EEO & Affirmative Action
Toro’s  policy on equal employment opportunity prohibits discrimination based on—among other things—race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other protected status or characteristic. This policy applies to recruiting, hiring, transfers, promotions, terminations, compensation, benefits, and all other terms and conditions of employment, and also states that retaliation against any employee who files a complaint regarding possible violations of this policy will not be tolerated. Toro Enterprises Inc.  is also committed to taking affirmative steps to promote the employment of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and protected veterans. Every year, Toro Enterprises Inc.  develops affirmative action programs to support its commitment to equal employment opportunity, consistent with company policy and the company’s obligations as a federal contractor. 

Disability Accommodation
Toro Enterprises  is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Toro Enterprises Inc  provides reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Applicants who need accommodation in the job application process should contact any Toro Enterprises Inc.  office to request assistance. Addresses and telephone numbers for Toro Enterprises Inc.  offices can be accessed by clicking on “Office Network” at the top of this page.

Please feel free to review the helpful links as needed:
To learn if you are covered under the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 (VEVRAA), click here.
To learn more on why you should voluntarily self-identify as a self-identify as an individual with disability, click here.

Voluntary Self-Identification of Veteran Status

This employer 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. These classifications are defined as follows:

• A “disabled veteran” is one of the following:
  o 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
  o a person who was discharged or released 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.
  • 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 veterans may have additional rights under USERRA – the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. In particular, if you were absent from employment in order to perform service in the uniformed service, you may be entitled to be reemployed by your employer in the position you would have obtained with reasonable certainty if not for the absence due to service. For more information, call the U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS), toll-free, at 1-866-4-USA-DOL.

If you believe you belong to any of the categories of protected veterans listed above, please indicate by checking the appropriate box below. As a Government contractor subject to VEVRAA, we request this information in order to measure the effectiveness of the outreach and positive recruitment efforts we undertake pursuant to VEVRAA.

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 Assistance 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.

Toro Enterprises Inc.  is committed to providing equal employment opportunity for protected veterans and maintains an affirmative action program (AAP) to support this policy with positive procedures and objectives to ensure fair employment practices. This AAP includes elements such as a: policy statement; review of personnel processes; review of physical and mental job qualifications; commitment to reasonable accommodation; prohibition on discrimination and harassment; outreach and recruitment activities; internal and external communication of policy; audit and reporting; and training.

Please ensure to provide your Protected Veteran status within the compliance question section.