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<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Excerpts from Personnel
Notebook, <em>"Sexual Harassment, Looking For Love In All The Wrong
Places."</em></font></h3>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Sexual
harassment is governed by federal law. Specifically, Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964. This issue is enforced by the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC).</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Actually, there
is no sexual harassment law! In 1980 it was determined by the U.S. Supreme Court
that sexual harassment is actually discrimination against an individual based on
their sex. The <a href="#eeoc">EEOC</a>, instead of creating a special law, has
issued guidelines defining what they have determined to be sexual harassment.
What do those guidelines say?</font></p>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SEXUAL HARASSMENT IS:</font></h4>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Any unwelcome
sexual conduct, whether physical or verbal, is considered sexual harassment if:</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Submission is a
condition of employment,</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It is used as a
basis for employment decisions.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It creates an
environment or atmosphere that is intimidating, hostile or offensive, or
interferes with work performance.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It's easy to
understand how Item 1 and Item 2 above would be illegal. These acts are often
described as extortion. It is Item 3 that is so different from our earlier
mentioned "classic case." An example of a "hostile
environment" might be a situation where a women is pressured for sexual
favors every day by a fellow employee who works next to her. She objects to
this. She is embarrassed, intimidated and finds it difficult to concentrate of
her work as a result. Her career may suffer through lack of proper concentration
and she may be emotionally affected by this. She is being subjected to a
hostile, intimidating and offensive work environment. That is considered sexual
harassment.</font></p>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In this issue
of Personnel Notebook we will cover several points of interest including:</font></h4>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">What sexual
harassment is and what it is not.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">How Human Rights
Commissions (HRCs) and EEOC charges are handled, and</font></p>
<p> </p>
<strong>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Seven things you
can do now.</font></p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The following
two items may be of value to you and are included in this web site.</font></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The official
text of the EEOC guidelines on sexual harassment.</font></p>
<a href="#eeoc"></a>
<li>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">A sexual
harassment policy statement that fulfills the posting requirements for
sexual harassment.</font></p>
<a href="#policy"></a>
</ul>
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="eeoc"></a></font><a
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<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">OFFICIAL TEXT OF EEOC
GUIDELINES ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><em><font size="-1">(Official
Text)</font></em></font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><strong>Section
1604.11 Sexual harassment.</strong></font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Harassment on
the basis of sex is a violation of Sec. 703 of Title VII.* Unwelcome sexual
advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a
sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when (1) submission to such conduct
is made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition of an
individual's employment, (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an
individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such
individual, or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably
interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive working environment.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">In determining
whether alleged conduct constitutes sexual harassment, the Commission will look
at the record as a whole and at the totality of the circumstances, such as the
nature of the sexual advances and the context in which the alleged incidents
occurred. The determination of the legality of a particular action will be made
from the facts, on a case by case basis.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Applying general
Title VII principles, an employer, employment agency, joint apprenticeship
committee or labor organization (hereinafter collectively referred to as
"employer") is responsible for its acts and those of its agents and
supervisory employees with respect to sexual harassment regardless of whether
the specific acts complained of were authorized or even forbidden by the
employer and regardless of whether the employer knew or should have known of
their occurrence. The Commission will examine the circumstances of the
particular employment relationship and the job functions performed by the
individual in determining whether an individual acts in either a supervisory or
agency capacity.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">With respect to
conduct between fellow employees, an employer is responsible for acts of sexual
harassment in the workplace where the employer (its agents or supervisory
employees) knows or should have known of the conduct, unless it can show that it
took immediate and appropriate corrective action.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">An employer may
also be responsible for the acts of non-employees, with respect to sexual
harassment of employees in the workplace, where the employer (its agents or
supervisory employees) knows or should have known of the conduct and fails to
take immediate and appropriate corrective action. In reviewing these cases the
Commission will consider the extent of the employer's control and any other
legal responsibility which the employer may have with respect to the conduct of
such non-employees.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Prevention is
the best tool for the elimination of sexual harassment. An employer should take
all steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment from occurring, such as
affirmatively raising the subject, expressing strong disapproval, developing
appropriate sanctions, informing employees of their right to raise and how to
raise the issue of harassment under Title VII, and developing methods to
sensitize all concerned.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Other related
practices: Where employment opportunities or benefits are granted because of an
individual's submission to the employer's sexual advances or requests for sexual
favors, the employer may be held liable for unlawful sex discrimination against
other persons who were qualified for but denied that employment opportunity or
benefit.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The principles
involved here continue to apply to race, color, religion or national origin.</font>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1"><em>(End of
Official Text)</em></font>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">(On Your Company
Letterhead)</font></h4>
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<h4><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><a name="policy"></a></font><a
name="policy"><strong></strong></a></h4>
<a name="policy"><strong>
<h3><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">SEXUAL HARASSMENT POLICY
STATEMENT</font></h3>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It is the policy
of this company to prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">The Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has defined sexual harassment as any
unwelcome act of a sexual nature (verbal or physical) if:</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It is used as a
basis for employment decisions,</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Submission is a
condition of employment,</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">It creates an
environment or atmosphere that is intimidating, hostile, humiliating or
offensive, or that interferes with an individual's productivity.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Each employee in
this company must be allowed to work in an environment that is free from
unwelcome sexual overtones.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Sexual
harassment in any form is against the law and will not be tolerated. Employees
who feel that they are being so subjected should bring this matter to the
attention of company supervision. Each supervisor is to bring all such
complaints to management for action immediately and to take steps to prevent all
such acts.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">We ask all
employees to support our efforts to foster an open and friendly work environment
that is free of such inappropriate, intimidating pressures.</font></p>
<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">Eliminating the
negative impact of sexual harassment will result in a more healthy and
productive work environment for us all.</font></p>
<p> </p>
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<p><font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="-1">(President's
signature)</font></p>
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