WDLT Employee Handbook

DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT

Any violation of this policy will result in disciplinary action up to and including

termination of employment. Please note that while this policy deals specifically

with behavior that is defined as harassment, WDLT may also impose disciplinary

action for any workplace conduct that the organization deems unacceptable, and

this policy is not meant to limit the Company’ s authority to do so.

Sexual Harassment

WDLT specifically prohibits sexual harassment of its employees in the workplace.

Sexual harassment is defined as sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and

other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when:

Submission to such advances, requests or conduct is made either explicitly or

implicitly a term or condition of employment

Submission to or rejection of such advances, requests or conduct by an

employee is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting such employee;

or

Such advances, requests or conduct has the purpose or effect of substantially or

unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance or creating an

intimidating, hostile, humiliating or offensive working environment

Under these definitions, direct or implied requests by a manager for sexual favors

in exchange for actual or promised job benefits such as favorable reviews, salary

increases, promotions, increased benefits or continued employment constitutes

sexual harassment.

Sexual harassment can take many forms, subtle or not so subtle. While it is not

possible to list all the circumstances that may constitute sexual harassment, the

following are some examples of conduct that are prohibited under this policy and, if

unwelcome, may constitute sexual harassment depending upon the totality of the

circumstances including the severity of the conduct and its pervasiveness:

Unwanted sexual advances whether they involve physical touching or not,

propositions or other sexual comments, jokes, noises or gestures

Displaying or possessing in the workplace any pictures, calendars, objects,

reading material or other materials that are threatening, demeaning, insulting,

hostile, sexually suggestive or pornographic

Sexual epithets, jokes, written or oral references to sexual conduct, gossip

regarding one's sex life, comment on a person's body, comment about a

person’s sexual activity, deficiencies, or prowess

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