XYZ Company Sexual Harassment Policy
The XYZ Company prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or gender identity. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that is specifically prohibited by the XYZ company policy. The XYZ Company harassment policy will strictly be based on the provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and any other applicable laws that prohibit discrimination because of sex.
The XYZ Company is committed to creating and maintaining an environment free of sexual harassment. Every member of the company should be aware that the company will not tolerate sexual harassment and that both law and company policy prohibit such behavior. This policy will protect all employees, contractors, agents, and customers and any other entity associated with the company. The company will take prompt and appropriate action to prevent, correct, and if necessary, discipline behavior that violates this policy. All company employees are responsible for adhering to and participating in the creation of a company environment free from sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is "harassment on the basis of sex that has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with a person's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment." (Dessler, G, pg. 33) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is "the commission, created by Title VII, is empowered to investigate job discrimination complaints and sue on behalf of complainants." (pg. 31) The EEOC's Guidelines define two types of sexual harassment: "quid pr ...