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• Employment Law
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• Workers' Compensation

Sample Harrassment Policy

Discrimination based on sex or gender is the use of sex or gender as the criterion for making any decision to employ, terminate, demote, promote, or fail to promote any employee.

Harassment based on sex or gender is an unwelcome sexual advance, request for sexual favors, or any other verbal, physical or visual conduct of a sexual nature which becomes a condition of employment or promotion, which unreasonably interferes with any employee's ability to perform his/her job, or which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

If any employee believes that he/she or any other person is the subject of sexual discrimination or harassment, that employee should immediately notify his/her supervisor and/or the human resources director about the offensive conduct. If you are uncomfortable reporting the incident to these people, contact any person in management. The human resources director is:

(Name, phone extension and location)

If any employee remains concerned about reporting suspected discrimination or sexual harassment to any person in management, he/she should report the conduct to attorney Gary J. Benson at the law firm of Dworkin, Chambers, Williams, York, Benson, & Evans, P.C. at (303)584-0990. Although this law firm cannot represent you in such a matter, the attorney will insure that the report will be investigated and the matter resolved.

If you notify the company about any conduct which you believe constitutes sexual discrimination or harassment, the company will investigate that allegation promptly, thoroughly and with as much discretion as possible. During the investigation, the company will make every effort to confine the information to as few people as possible and all employees will be treated with respect and courtesy.

If warranted after the completion of the investigation, the company will take the appropriate disciplinary action, up to and including termination.

Any employee who makes unauthorized disclosure of any investigation or disciplinary action, any employee who passes rumors or opinions about the matter outside the investigation, and any employee who falsifies a report of discrimination or harassment will also be subject to discipline, up to and including termination.

The company will take no disciplinary or retaliatory action against any employee who exercises his/her right to report a suspected incident of sexual discrimination or harassment in good faith.