Harassment of any kind will not be tolerated on employer’s premises. Violations of this policy will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination. Associates must report any incidents of harassment to the Employer immediately.

Definition of Harassment

The term harassment includes but is not limited to slurs, jokes, and other verbal, graphic, or physical conduct relating to a person’s race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Definition of Sexual Harassment

Sexual harassment is defined as any unwelcome sexual advances, request for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the work place where:

• Submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment;
• or Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting an associate;
• or Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonable interfering with an associate’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

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