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1. Update to Equal Employment Opportunity 2. Harassment Prevention All Employee’s Responsibilities: Secretary, Department of Energy, Policy Statement on Harassment Prevention
1. Office of Civil Rights 2. Complaints Process 3. Mediation Process
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EEO Complaints Process ◦ Terms, conditions, privileges of employment ◦ Based upon age (over 40), color, disability (physical or mental), genetic information, national origin, race, religion, retaliation (for prior EEO activity) and sex Protected by Federal Executive Orders & and by the DOE EEO & Diversity Policy and the DOE Harassment Policy: sexual orientation and parental status Protected by Civil Service Reform Act: political affiliation ◦ NNSA Counselors – contact within 45 calendar days of the incident you believe to be discriminatory Mediation Program ◦ EEO and non-EEO related conflict Information available 24/7 Intranet: Internet: xhttp:// x
Any unwelcome conduct, verbal, written, or physical, based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), sexual orientation, parental status, or protected genetic information that: (1) has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance; (2) creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; or (3) affects an employee’s employment opportunities or compensation. Secretary of Energy June 9, 2010
Test Your KnowledgeHarassment Is?
Contact an EEO Counselor or the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) within 45 days of a workplace incident that you believe is discriminatory. Harassment Responsibilities and Responses: ◦ Speak up if you feel comfortable doing so, for others or yourself. ◦ Ask the individual to stop. Some people do not know they are offending others and will usually stop when the behavior is brought to their attention. ◦ Or take it to a supervisor or manager, OCR, or Human Resources. ◦ If it is brought to your attention that you have offended someone, apologize, and don’t do it again.
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