The Pee Dee Regional Transportation Authority (PDRTA) has a strong commitment to the community it serves and its employees. As an equal opportunity employer, PDRTA strives to have a workforce that reflects the community it serves. PDRTA is committed to taking employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment or recruitment advertising, hiring, upgrading, selection for training, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation, and treatment of employees without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation, and pregnancy), age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or other protected class. The policies and principles of Equal Employment also apply to the selection and treatment of independent contractors, personnel working on our premises who are employed by temporary agencies and any other persons or firms doing business for or with PDRTA.

Employees and applicants have the right to file complaints alleging discrimination against the PDRTA office or EEO Officer. Retaliation against an individual who files a charge or complaint of discrimination, participates in an employment discrimination proceeding (such as an investigation or lawsuit), or otherwise engages in protected activity is strictly prohibited and will not be tolerated. Furthermore, PDRTA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees who need them because of a disability or to practice or observe their religion, absent undue hardship.

The Executive Director, Don Strickland, maintains overall responsibility and accountability for PDRTA’s compliance with its EEO Policy and Program. Mr. Strickland can be contacted by writing to 313 S. Stadium Rd. Florence, SC 29506, by telephone at 843-519-0886, or by email to .gro.atrdp%40dnalkcirtsd To ensure day-to-day management, including program preparation, monitoring, and complaint investigation, the Executive Director has appointed Ania Giannace Dixon, Human Resources Director, as PDRTA’s EEO Officer. Ms. Giannace Dixon reports directly to the Executive Director. Ms. Giannace Dixon can be contacted by telephone at 843-519-0884, or by email to .gro.atrdp%40noxida
All EEO complaints will be handled in a manner that avoids conflicts of interest. PDRTA will implement safeguards to prevent actual conflicts and, when possible, minimize the appearance of potential conflicts. To uphold this requirement and protect the integrity of the EEO complaint program, the EEO Officer will not bear sole responsibility for managing, advising on, or overseeing the complaint process. Employees or applicants who prefer not to bring a complaint directly to the EEO Officer may instead contact Mr. Strickland.
All PDRTA executives, managers and supervisors share in the responsibility for implementing and monitoring PDRTA’s EEO Policy and Program within their department areas, and will be assigned specific tasks to ensure compliance is achieved. PDRTA will evaluate its managers’ and supervisors’ performance on their successful implementation of PDRTA’s policies and procedures, in the same way PDRTA assesses their performance in other agency programs.EEO Policy and Program

PDRTA is committed to the fair and equal employment of individuals with disabilities under the ADA. It is PDRTA’s policy to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the company. PDRTA prohibits any harassment of, or discriminatory treatment of, employees based on a disability or because an employee has requested a reasonable accommodation.