Employee Handbook

tolerate conduct by any employee or member who harasses, discriminates, or creates an intimidating or hostile work environment.

Prohibited harassment/discrimination includes but is not limited to the following behaviors:

• Verbal conduct such as epithets, derogatory jokes, slurs, or comments based on any lawfully protected status such as national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, pregnancy, ancestry, veteran ’ s status, or genetics; • Visual conduct such as derogatory and/or inappropriate posters, photography, cartoons, drawings, or gestures based on any lawfully protected status such as national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, pregnancy, ancestry, veteran ’ s status, or genetics; • Physical conduct such as assault, unwanted touching, blocking normal movement, or interfering with work because of any lawfully protected status such as national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, disability, age, pregnancy, ancestry, veteran ’ s status, or genetics; • Threats or demands to submit to sexual request as a condition of continued employment, or to avoid some other loss, and offers of employment benefits in return for sexual favors: Unwanted sexual advances, invitations, or comments;

• Use of social media outlets, the Internet, or company equipment and systems to harass or discriminate against another employee; and

• Retaliation for having reported or threatened to report harassment/discrimination or for having participated in the investigation of a complaint of harassment/discrimination.

The above list is not meant to be exhaustive and is offered by way of example.

B.

Bullying:

Frenchman ’ s Creek celebrates the diversity among its employees. We believe that all employees should be treated in a professional manner with dignity and respect. As such, Frenchman ’ s Creek does not accept or condone bullying in the workplace under any circumstances. Bullying is defined as persistent, malicious, unwelcome, severe, and pervasive mistreatment that harms, intimidates, offends, degrades, or humiliates an employee, whether verbal, physical, or written in the workplace.

Frenchman ’ s Creek by way of example, considers the following behavior to constitute bullying in the workplace:

Staring, glaring or other demonstrations of hostility;

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Exclusive or social isolation;

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Excessive monitoring or micro-managing;

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