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Sexual harassment is offensive, is a violation of our policies, is unlawful, and may subject the Village of Gowanda to liability for harm to targets of sexual harassment. Harassers may also be individually subject to liability. Employees of every level who engage in. sexual harassment, including managers and supervisors who engage in sexual harassment or who allow such behaviorto continue, will be penalized for such misconduct. The Village of Gowanda will conduct a prompt and tharough investigation that ensures due process for all parties, whenever management receives a complaint about sexual harassment, or otherwise knows of possible sexual harassment occurring. The Village of Gowanda will keep the investigation confidential to the extent possible. Effective corrective action will be taken whenever sexual harassment is found to have occurred. All empioyees, including managers and supervisors, are required to cooperate with any internal investigation of sexual harassment. All employees are encouraged to report any harassment or behaviors that violate this policy. The Village of Gowanda will provide all employees a complaint form for employees to report harassment and file complaints. (attached) Managers and supervisors are. required to report any complaint that they receive, or any harassment that they observe or become aware of, to the Village Treasurer or Mayor. This policy applies to all employees, paid or unpaid interns, and non-employees and all must follow and uphold this policy: This policy must be provided to all employees and should be posted prominently in all work locations to the extent practicable (for example, in a main office, not an offsite work location) and be provided to employees upon hiring. What Is “Sexual Harassment’? Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and is unlawful under federal, state, and (where applicable) local law. Sexual harassment includes harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation , self-identified or perceived sex, gender expression, gender identity and the status of being transgender. . . Sexual harassment includes unwelcome conduct which is either of a sexual nature, or which is directed at an individual because of that individual’s sex when: Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment, even if the reporting individual is not the intended target of the sexual harassment: Such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment; or Submission to or rejection of such conduct is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting an individual's employment, A sexually harassing hostile work environment includes, but is. not limited to, words, signs, jokes, pranks, intimidation or physical violence which are of a sexual nature, or which are directed at an individual because of that individual’s sex. Sexual harassment also consists of any unwanted verbal Page 2 of 8