The City will maintain and ensure a working environment free from any form of employee harassment, including sexual harassment and intimidation. Harassment is a form of discrimination and if based upon a person's protected status, may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, and these policies and procedures. Harassing behavior shall not be tolerated under any circumstances.
Harassment consists of unwelcome conduct, whether verbal, physical, or visual, that is based on a person's protected status, such as sex, color, race, ancestry, religion, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, citizenship status, sexual orientation, or other protected group status. The will City not tolerate any form of harassing conduct that unreasonably interferes with an individual's work performance, or that creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive working environment.
Harassment may include, but is not limited to: (1) verbal harassment, including epithets, derogatory comments, slurs or ethnic jokes; (2) physical harassment or physical interference with movement or work; or (3) visual harassment such as derogatory or sexist cartoons, e-mails, writings, drawings, or posters.
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