It is the policy of Lehman-Roberts and Memphis Stone & Gravel not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex (to include pregnancy and sexual orientation), gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. It is also the policy of Lehman-Roberts and Memphis Stone & Gravel to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.

Employees and applicants of Lehman-Roberts and Memphis Stone & Gravel will not be subject to harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or because he or she is a protected veteran. Additionally, retaliation, including intimidation, threats, or coercion, because an employee or applicant has objected to discrimination, engaged or may engage in filing a complaint, assisted in a review, investigation, or hearing or have otherwise sought to obtain their legal rights under any Federal, State, or local EEO law is prohibited.

All employees are encouraged to use company facilities on a nondiscriminatory basis and to participate in all programs sponsored by the company. The company will not tolerate coercion or harassment of any employee at any time on the company’s facilities or work sites.

In order to ensure compliance with these EEO policies, the company has designated Melanie Stinson as its EEO Compliance Officer. Any employee or applicant for employment who has reason to believe that this policy is not being complied with is invited to contact the Compliance Officer and make a complaint. Such complaint will be promptly and carefully investigated. If it is found to have merit, appropriate corrective action will be taken. Complaints will be maintained in confidence to the extent possible, and no individual making any such complaint in good faith will be subject to any retaliatory action.

It is the responsibility of all Lehman-Roberts and Memphis Stone & Gravel personnel both to ensure a workplace free of unlawful discrimination and to demonstrate respect for all co-workers. All members of management are familiar with this statement of policy and philosophy behind it and their responsibilities to apply these principles in good faith for meaningful progress in the utilization of minorities and females.