AUTHORIZATION AND AGREEMENT – Please read before signing

I hereby certify that this application contains no willful misrepresentation or falsification and that the information given by me is true and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am aware that should investigation at any time disclose any such misrepresentation or falsification, my application will be rejected and I may be removed from the job after appointment. I understand that under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the North Dakota Human Rights Act, I cannot be discriminated against in employment, including consideration for promotion, for reason of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, or on the basis of age, physical or mental disability, or status as a protected veteran. I further understand that this employment application and other employment related documents I may have been furnished are not contracts of employment; also, that any oral or written statements to the contrary are hereby expressly disavowed. The employer has my authorization to thoroughly investigate my work, criminal and personal history which is job related. I certify that I will hold no person, corporation or organization liable for giving or receiving information in this investigation. I further understand that if I am employed, such employment is for an indefinite period of time, that either I or NPL can terminate such employment at anytime, and that NPL can change wages, benefits and conditions at anytime.