Discrimination Training (2022/2023)
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Harassment Defined: ✔✔! "The Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission defines harassment as:
"Unwelcome conduct that is based on a
person's protected class, including: race,
color, religion, sex (including pregnancy),
national origin, age, disability, genetic
information, weight, height, misdemeanor
arrest record, marital or veteran status or any
other characteristic protected by law.
What is Harassment ✔✔Anything that is offensive or unwelcome
!" Words
!" Actions
!" Music
!" Photos, calendars or screen savers of an
, offensive nature
Hostile Work Environment ✔✔Conduct "unreasonably interferes with an individual's job
performance" or creates an "intimidating, hostile or offensive
working environment."
! " A hostile work environment exists when the following conditions
are met:
!" The employee is the target of negative behavior at work from
coworkers, supervisors or others due to the employee's protected
status, which includes: race, color, sex, age, disability, genetic
information, pregnancy, national ancestry, religion, weight, height,
misdemeanor arrest record, marital or veteran status or any other
characteristic protected by law.
!" The employer is aware of the negative behavior but takes no steps
to eliminate the negative behavior - creating a hostile work
environment for employees in that protected group.
Examples of Harassment