Cok Policy Against Discrimination

Question 1

What are 2 major categories of harassment?

Answer 1

Hostile work environment and “quid pro quo” harassment.

Question 2

What is Hostile work environment?

Answer 2

Any unwelcome behavior that has the
purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance or of
creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Normally, performance
feedback, constructive criticism, coaching/counseling, issuance of discipline, and similar
interactions, even if “unwelcome” to an individual, do not fall within the definition of “hostile
work environment harassment,” as long as the interactions are conducted in a professional
manner.

Question 3

What is Protected class?

Answer 3

Means an individual’s race, ancestry, color, national origin, age, sex
including gender identity and expression, pregnancy, lactation, sexual orientation, religion,
disability, marital or civil union status, genetic information, domestic or sexual violence victim
status, including those who have a minor child who is a victim of domestic or sexual violence (if
the County is provided notice or has actual knowledge of such status), arrest and court record
(except as permitted by applicable laws), citizenship (except as permitted by applicable laws),
assignment of income for child support obligations, military service including National Guard
participation, veteran’s status, and any other classification protected by state or federal law.

Question 4

What is Protected Class Harassment?

Answer 4

Any unwelcome behavior based on a person’s
protected class which has the purpose or effect of tangibly affecting job benefits or conditions,
unreasonably interfering with the person’s work performance, or creating an intimidating,
hostile, or offensive work environment.

Question 5

What is Quid Pro Quo harassment?

Answer 5

Conditioning of employment actions or benefits on the
submission to or rejection of sexual or religious demands.

Question 6

What is Sexual Harassment?

Answer 6

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other
verbal or physical harassment of a sexual nature that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably
interfering with an employee’s work performance or that creates an intimidating, hostile, or
offensive work environment.

Question 7

Retaliation

Answer 7

An adverse action taken or threatened because an individual, or any other
individual closely associated with that individual, engaged in protected activities.