Equal Opportunity 

Our policies and procedures are designed to ensure, to the maximum extent possible in balance with financially safe and sound business practices, the inclusion and utilization of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and minority-, women-, and disabled-owned businesses in all business and activities and at all levels of FHLBank Boston. For additional information, please refer to the following policies. 

FHLBank Boston is committed to principles of equal opportunity in employment. It is the policy of FHLBank Boston to provide equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants and to prohibit discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, status as a parent, or any other applicable protected status. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, compensation, benefits, discipline and all other terms and conditions of employment.

FHLBank Boston seeks to ensure a diverse pool of applicants for open positions and encourages minorities, women and individuals with a disability to apply for positions for which they are qualified.

In accordance with applicable law, FHLBank Boston will reasonably accommodate the disability of an employee or an applicant for employment where such person requests a reasonable accommodation and the accommodation would not constitute an undue hardship to FHLBank Boston’s business or present a direct threat to the safety and health of the employee or others. Any applicant in need of an accommodation in the application process should contact FHLBank Boston’s Director of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) at EEODirector@fhlbboston.com. Applicants who need accommodations in the positions for which they are applying should notify FHLBank Boston’s Director of EEO or their recruiter. FHLBank Boston employees who need an accommodation should contact their manager or Human Resources.

FHLBank Boston encourages the consideration of diversity in nominating or soliciting nominees for positions on FHLBank Boston’s board of directors. 

FHLBank Boston is committed to prohibiting retaliation or reprisal against any individual for making a good faith complaint of discrimination in employment or for assisting in the investigation of such a complaint. Complaints of discrimination in employment should be promptly reported to the appropriate party in FHLBank Boston as follows:

• If you are an employee, notify your manager, the Director of EEO, or FHLBank Boston’s General Counsel.
• If you are an applicant, notify FHLBank Boston’s Director of EEO via email at EEODirector@fhlbboston.com or mail at:
  
  Director of Equal Employment Opportunity
  Human Resources Department
  Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
  800 Boylston Street, 9th Floor
  Boston, Massachusetts 02199

All reported incidents will be investigated in a timely manner. All actions taken to investigate and resolve complaints will be conducted with as much confidentiality as possible, consistent with the appropriate management of FHLBank Boston. The Director of EEO or his/her designee will notify the complainant of the results of the investigation, to the extent appropriate. Nothing in these procedures shall restrict any complainant’s right to file a complaint directly with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at any time.

It is the policy of FHLBank Boston to follow principles of equal opportunity and non-discrimination in contracting, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability status, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, status as a parent, or any other applicable protected status. FHLBank Boston is also committed to prohibiting retaliation or reprisal against any individual for making a good faith complaint of discrimination in employment or in contracting, or for assisting in the investigation of such a complaint.

FHLBank Boston has established policies, procedures and outreach designed to ensure to the maximum extent possible in balance with financially safe and sound business practices the inclusion and utilization in contracting opportunities of minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and minority-, women-, and disabled–owned businesses. Those policies include the consideration of the diversity of a contractor during the review and evaluation of offers.

FHLBank Boston generally requires that contracts for services and contracts for goods that equal or exceed $10,000 in annual value include a clause committing the contractor to (i) practice the principles of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in all its business activities; and (ii) require each of its sub-contractors that provide services or goods to FHLBank Boston to similarly commit to practice the principles of equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination in all their business activities. Contracts (a) that are not for the purchase of goods or services, (b) that are between FHLBank Boston, on the one hand, and its members, directors, officers or employees, on the other hand, and (c) with respect to which FHLBank Boston did not have the ability to select the vendor counterparty are generally excluded from the foregoing requirement. 

FHLBank Boston is committed to prohibiting retaliation or reprisal against any individual for making a good faith complaint of discrimination in contracting, or for assisting in the investigation of such a complaint. Complaints of discrimination during any aspects of the contracting process or in the administration of a contract should be promptly reported to FHLBank Boston at SupplierDiversity@fhlbboston.com or to the Director of Equal Employment Opportunity at:

Director of Equal Employment Opportunity
Human Resources Department
Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston
800 Boylston Street, 9th Floor
Boston, Massachusetts 02199

All reported incidents will be investigated in a timely manner. All actions taken to investigate and resolve complaints will be conducted with as much confidentiality as possible, consistent with the appropriate management of FHLBank Boston. The Director of EEO or his/her designee will notify the complainant of the results of the investigation, to the extent appropriate.