Microsoft Word - Auria Hourly Handbook December 2021 - FINA

 Epithets, derogatory comments, comments involving sexual innuendo jokes or slurs involving or based on a protected status.  Derogatory or offensive posters, cards, objects, symbols, calendars, cartoons, graffiti, drawings, or gestures involving or based on a protected status.  Assaults, blocking normal movement, inappropriate touching, or interfering with work.  Retaliation for having reported or threatened to report unlawful harassment. Federal and state laws define sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other visual, verbal, or physical contact of sexual nature when:  Submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment; or  Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or  Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment. Each Auria employee must be sensitive to the way that words and actions can be perceived by others. If your words or actions could reasonably be perceived as offensive and unwelcome , this can be unlawful harassment. The following are some examples of conduct which, if unwelcome, may constitute sexual harassment depending upon the totality of the circumstances, including the severity of the conduct and its pervasiveness:  Sexual advances – whether they involve physical touching or not.  Direct or implied requests by a supervisor for sexual favors in exchange for actual or promised job benefits such as favorable reviews, wage/salary increases, promotions, increased benefits, or continued employment.  Sexual epithets, innuendos, jokes, written or oral references to sexual conduct, gossip regarding one’s sex life, comments on an individual’s body, comments about an individual’s sexual activity, deficiencies, or prowess.  Displaying sexually suggestive objects, pictures, cartoons.  Unwelcome leering, whistling, brushing against the body, touching, sexual gestures, suggestive or insulting comments.

 Inquiries into one’s sexual experience.  Discussion of one’s sexual activities.

Regardless of its form, unlawful harassment of employees occurring in the workplace or in other settings in which employees perform their work is unlawful and will not be

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