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Harassment on the basis of any legally protected status is prohibited, including harassment based on: race, color, age (40 and over), sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, ethnic or national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, HIV testing, genetic information (including testing and characteristics),  pregnancy (including lactation, childbirth or related medical conditions), veterans’ status, membership in uniformed services, certain criminal records,  a personal admission to a facility for the care and treatment of a mentally ill person, taking of parental leave or any other protected status under applicable local, state or federal law.

Harassment prohibited by this policy may include, but is not limited to:

• Verbal conduct including taunting, jokes, threats, epithets, derogatory comments or slurs based on an individual’s protected status;
• Visual and/or written conduct including derogatory posters, photographs, calendars, cartoons, drawings, websites, emails, text messages or gestures based on an individual’s protected status; and
• Physical conduct including assault, unwanted touching or blocking normal movement because of an individual’s protected status.