All Unlawful Harassment Prohibited
Webster Home Care strictly prohibits and does not tolerate unlawful harassment against employees or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), gender (including gender identity, gender nonconformity and status as a transgender or transsexual individual), age, sexual orientation, age (40 and over), physical or mental disability (including mental illness), citizenship, genetic information, domestic violence victim status, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.
All Webster Home Care employees, other workers, and representatives (including clients, visitors and vendors) are prohibited from harassing employees and other covered persons based on that individual's sex or gender (including pregnancy and status as a transgender or transsexual individual) and regardless of the harasser's sex or gender. Sexual harassment means any harassment based on someone's sex or gender. It includes harassment that is not sexual in nature (for example, offensive remarks about an individual's sex or gender), as well as any unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favors or any other conduct of a sexual nature, when any of the following is true: Submission to the advance, request, or conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition of employment. Submission to or rejection of the advance, request, or conduct is used as a basis for employment decisions. Such advances, requests, or conduct have the purpose or effect of substantially or unreasonably interfering with an employee's work performance by creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.
Webster Home Care will not tolerate any form of sexual harassment, regardless of whether it is: Verbal (for example, epithets, derogatory statements, slurs, sexually related comments, or jokes, unwelcome sexual advances, or requests for sexual favors Physical (for example, assault or inappropriate physical contact Visual (for example, displaying sexually suggestive posters, cartoons or drawings, sending Inappropriate adult-themed gifts, leering, or making sexual gestures Online (for example, derogatory statements or sexually suggestive postings on any social