249.00 Harassment In The Workplace

Question 1

Provide examples of sexual harassment behaviors.

Answer 1

• Suggestive or obscene letters, notes, phone calls, invitations, or e-mails
• Derogatory comments, slurs, or jokes
• Unwelcome or uninvited touching
• Leering, sexual-oriented gestures, or display of sexually suggestive or derogatory objects, pictures, cartoons, or posters
• Threats or insinuations regarding sexual favors affecting job outcomes

These behaviors contribute to a hostile work environment and are expressly forbidden.

Question 2

When must a formal or informal complaint of harassment be filed?

Answer 2

? Formal or informal complaints must be filed within 180 days from the date of the alleged harassment. If the harassment is ongoing, the complaint must be filed 180 days from the date the most recent incident of harassment occurred.

Question 3

Can an employee be the subject of correction action, simply for failing to report harassment to a supervisor

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Who maintains documentation for each formal and informal harassment complaint

Answer 4

Professional standards

Question 5

To whom can an employee make a report of harassment?

Answer 5

The employee has the right to report the harassment to any supervisor within the agency or the sexual harassment Liaison

Question 6

What form should a supervisor use to keep records of an informal complaint of harassment

Answer 6

Informal complaint harassment worksheet

Question 7

In what timeframe shall a supervisor discuss all harassment complaints with professional standards

Answer 7

Within five calendar days

Question 8

In what time frame shall informal complaints of harassment be resolved

Answer 8

Within 21 calendar days from the initial date of contact with the supervisor