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<br />. . <br />18. SEXUAL HARASSMENT <br /> <br />18.1 General <br /> <br />. The City of CenteJ:ville is committed to providing a woWng envttomnent free of <br />. hatassm:en.t and eJisttimtngtion. In keeping with this commitment, the City ttlaintains <br />a strict policy prohibiting unlawful harassment,. including sexual harassment. This <br />. policy prohibits harassment in any fot:tJJ, inciuding verbal and'physic81 harassment. <br />This policy applies to all City Employees. <br /> <br />This policy statement is intended to make all Employees sensitive to the matter of <br />sexual hatassment, to express the City's strong disapproval of. unlawful sexual <br />harassment, to advise Employees of their behavioral obligations and to infOttIl them. <br />of their rights. <br /> <br />18.2 Definition <br /> <br />General: !To provide Employees with a better understanding of what constitutes <br />. sexual harassment, the following definition, based on Minnesota Statutes, is hereby <br />provided: <br /> <br />. Sexual harassment includes unwelcome sexual advances, requestS for sexual favors, <br />sexually motivated physical contact, or other verbal or physical conduct or <br />communication of a sexual nature, when: <br /> <br />A) Submission to' the conduct or communication is made' a tettn or condition, <br />either explicitly or implicitly, for ob~1ntng employment; <br /> <br />B) Submission to or rejection of that conduct or communication by an <br />individual is used as a factor in decisions affecting that individual's <br />employment; <br /> <br />C) That conduct or communication has the putpose or effect of substantially <br />interfering with an individual's employment or creating an intimidating, <br />hostile or offensive employmentenvitonment and the. Employer knows or <br />should have known of the existence of the hamssment and fails to take <br />timelY and appropriate a.cti.on. <br /> <br />Examples of inappropriate conduct include but ate not limited to: <br /> <br />· Unwanted physical contact; <br />· Unwe1.com.e sexual jokes or comments; <br />· Sexually explicit posters or pin-ups; <br /> <br />35 <br />