RubinBrown Team Member Manual

Harassment Prevention 202

Policy Title: Policy Number:

Section:

Employment

Effective Date:

Supersedes Policy Dated:

06/01/2024

06/01/2023

Background and Purpose: Harassment is a form of employment discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, (ADEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, (ADA). The purposes and goals of this policy are to: 1. Provide notice to all full and part-time employees, interns, and temporary seasonal employees (collectively, “Employee(s)”) that harassment – both of a sexual nature or otherwise – will not be tolerated, and that violators will be held accountable; 2. Create and enforce policies and procedures to assist employees who are impacted by harassment, including providing training on this policy for employees and management; 3. Support a thorough workplace education and training program to prevent sexual harassment and promote a safe workplace for all employees; 4. Provide immediate assistance and support to victims of sexual harassment – such as information and referrals to community resources – to help ensure safety and support for victims and fellow employees. Policy: Anyone can be a victim of harassment regardless of a team member’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, or other factors.. Harassment can occur inside or outside (client facilities, vehicles, hotels, social events, etc.) the workplace; outside of work hours; and may include, but is not limited to: 1. unwelcome romantic or sexual advances; examples include: touching an individual by massaging their back, neck or shoulders, hugging, kissing, patting, pinching, fondling, or touching/pulling an individual’s clothing or hair; repeated invitations and/or pressuring/coercion for dates; harassing phone calls, emails, texts, social media posts, or other communication; 2. physical contact of a sexual nature; examples include: brushing up against another person, standing too close, or lingering, physical gestures that imply a sexual act or sexual anatomy, touching oneself in a sexual manner; 3. certain types of jokes; examples include those jokes that include sexual comments or innuendoes about clothing, anatomy, appearance, or sexual jokes or stories, 4. Unwelcome non-physical suggestive behaviors; examples include: “elevator eyes” (looking a person up and down), leering, staring, sexual gestures, whistling, catcalls, winking, throwing kisses, making kissing sounds, howling, groaning, or smacking/licking lips; sending sexually suggestive communications (such as e-mails, texts, instant messages, notes, etc.); 5. requests for sexual favors; 6. slurs, epithets or name calling; 7. physical assaults or threats or intimidation; examples include: stalking, following, or blocking an individual’s path; 8. ridicule, mockery, insults or put-downs; 9. certain types of objects or visual materials; examples include materials that include sexually suggestive or demeaning pictures or illustrations. This includes any sexual materials on personal devices including a smart phone or tablet, or company-owned computers or devices shared in the workplace; and 10. interference with work performance.

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