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2 <br />ARTICLE I <br />4.16 Immediate Family - wife, husband, father, mother, <br />daughter, son, grandparent or children (also included are <br />step, foster, or in -law relationships). <br />ARTICLE II <br />2.0 Sexual Harassment Policy <br />PURPOSE <br />The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines, and to establish <br />that Orange County prohibits all forms of sexual harassment of <br />applicants, employees, and citizens conducting business with county <br />government employees. <br />POLICY <br />The policy of Orange County is that no employee may engage in conduct <br />that falls under the definition of sexual harassment. The definition <br />of sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advances, requests for <br />sexual favors and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature <br />when 1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or <br />implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment; 2) <br />submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as <br />the basis for employment decisions; or 3) such conduct has the effect <br />of unreasonably interfering with the individuals ability to perform <br />work, and /or creates an intimidating, hostile or offensive work <br />environment. <br />Sexual harassment does not include conduct welcomed by the recipient, <br />or social interactions and relationships entered into freely by County <br />applicants, employees or citizens. <br />COMPLAINT PROCEDURE <br />Every employee is entitled to work in an environment free of sexual <br />harassment . Any employee, applicant or client who feels he /she has <br />been sexually harassed may file a complaint using the following <br />procedure. <br />1) Report the alleged misconduct to your immediate <br />supervisor, if he /she is not involved in the complaint, or <br />2) Report the alleged misconduct to the Department Head, <br />if he /she is not involved in the complaint, or <br />3) Report the alleged misconduct directly to the EEO <br />Officer (Karen Boulding) in the Personnel Department of Orange <br />County. <br />CA <br />A <br />