Discrimination different treatment of employees or applicants because of their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, familial status, source of income, or any other legally protected status with respect to hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, recruitment, termination, compensation, or any other term or condition of employment.
Harassment a form of unlawful discrimination defined as any unwelcome verbal, physical or visual conduct based on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, marital status, familial status, source of income, or any other legally protected status, when that conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, is used as a basis for employment decisions, or has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with performance or of creating an intimidating, offensive or hostile work environment. Each employee must exercise his or her own good judgment to avoid engaging in conduct that may be perceived by others as harassment.
Sexual harassment - unlawful discrimination based on gender. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when the conduct is directed toward a person because of his/her gender, and when submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment; submission to, or rejection of, such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting that individual; or, when the conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
Whether particular conduct constitutes sexual harassment is viewed from the perspective of a reasonable person in the circumstances of the person alleging harassment. The fact that the alleged harasser did not intend to offend does not mean that his/her actions cannot constitute illegal harassment.
