Sexual Harassment Policy

[insert name of fire district] FIRE DISTRICT

HARASSMENT POLICY

POLICY STATEMENT

Harassment and more specifically sexual harassment is a form of illegal discrimination and is a violation of state and federal civil rights laws. It is the policy of the [insert name of fire district] Fire District to strongly oppose and prevent any form of harassment. The District strongly opposes harassment in any form. The District recognizes that any employee's ability to perform his or her job may be adversely affected by harassment.

This policy has been prepared to aid our employees and volunteers in understanding and helping to prevent all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment. The Fire District is committed to providing a work environment which is free of inappropriate and disrespectful conduct and communication. Consequently, in an effort to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, the District's harassment policy in some respects may exceed the requirements of applicable federal and state law.

SEXUAL HARASSMENT

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission defines sexual harassment as "unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature" when:

submission to such conduct is made, either 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, such as promotion, transfer, or termination, affecting such as individual, or;

such conduct has the purpose or the effect of unreasonably interfering...