Equity Office is committed to creating a workplace that taps into the talent, seeks the ideas and thrives on the different perspectives of all its employees. It is the policy of Equity Office to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, disability, national origin, age, covered veterans status, or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law and to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans, and veterans of the Vietnam era. This policy extends not only
to all terms and conditions of the employment process such as promotion, demotion, termination, transfer, assignment, recruitment, compensation and selection for training.

Equity Office supervisors, managerial personnel and employees are forbidden from engaging in prohibited discrimination.

Any employee with questions or concerns about any type of discrimination in the workplace is expected to bring these questions or concerns to his or her immediate supervisor, certain other individuals or Equity Office’s compliance hotline.

It is the responsibility of mangers to understand and make the terms of this policy known to their employees and to ensure that the policy is followed. Human Resources representatives are responsible for ensuring consistent application of this policy. The Vice President – Human Resources is responsible for final interpretation and application of the procedures of this policy.

Equity Office is committed to maintaining a work environment that is free from intimidation and harassment. Equity Office policy prohibits sexual, racial or any other type of harassment in the workplace. Equity Office considers harassment to be a major offense that may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment. All new employees must successfully complete Equity Office’s anti- harassment training as a condition of continued employment.

Employees are instructed to promptly report matters of harassment or unlawful discrimination to their supervisor, certain other individuals or Equity Office’s compliance hotline.

All inquiries and complaints are investigated and kept as confidential as possible.

Equity Office will not tolerate retaliation against any employee who makes a good faith report or who assists in a complaint investigation.

Equity Office is committed to providing and maintaining a safe and healthful workplace for its employees and customers. Equity Office will strive to comply with all applicable Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) standards.

It is Equity Office’s practice that reasonable steps are to be taken to remove hazards to employees and customers from Equity Office workplaces. Additionally, employees are required to observe all applicable safety and health laws and governmental regulations.

To protect employees and customers from workplace health and safety hazards, employees are instructed to inform their supervisor immediately if they are injured or a co-worker is injured in any way during the course of employment. All employees are encouraged to bring hazards or suspected health and safety violations to the attention of their supervisor, certain other individuals or Equity Office’s compliance hotline.

Equity Office is committed to the conduct of its business activity and operations in a manner that protects the environment and the physical health and safety of its employees, tenants and customers. Consistent with this commitment, it is Equity Office’s policy to comply with the letter and intent of all applicable environmental laws and regulations. Every employee, regardless of his or her role in Equity Office, is expected to maintain a keen sensitivity to environmental issues and to act to minimize adverse effects in this area of our business.

Consistent with this commitment, it is vital that Equity Office and its personnel strive to be good environmental citizens in the use of buildings, products and land. Equity Office is committed to reducing and, where feasible, eliminating the generation, discharge and disposal of hazardous materials. When hazardous materials are generated, they will be disposed of in conformity with federal, state and local laws and regulations, using qualified and approved services and methods.

Employees are instructed to report any observed or suspected violations of environmental laws or regulations or any concerns that environmental safeguards have not properly been observed, whether by other employees, customers or any other third party.