If you believe that you have been subjected to or witnessed any unlawful harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, you should immediately report such conduct to your supervisor. If you do not feel comfortable reporting harassment or discrimination to your supervisor, you should report the harassment and/or discrimination to Now Labor Solutions Human Resources Employee. In addition, if an employee observes harassment or discrimination by another employee, supervisor, manager, or nonemployee, the employee should immediately report the incident to the Human Resources Department. Employees may be assured that they will not be penalized in any way for reporting a harassment or discrimination problem. It is unlawful for employers to retaliate against employees who oppose practices prohibited by the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (“FEHA”), or who file complaints or otherwise participate in an investigation, proceeding, or hearing conducted by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”) or the Fair Employment and Housing Commission (“FEHC” Similarly, KBS prohibits employees form hindering its internal investigations or its internal complaint procedure. All complaints of unlawful harassment or discrimination that are reported to management or to the Human Resources Department will be investigated as promptly as possible through a fair and thorough investigation by an impartial qualified HR representative. Now Labor Solutions will conduct its investigation in a manner that provides all parties appropriate due process and reasonable conclusions that are based on the evidence collected, including by documenting and tracking its investigation. Corrective action will be taken where warranted and based on the documented evidence. All complaints of unlawful harassment or discrimination will be treated with as much confidentiality as possible, consistent with the need to conduct an adequate investigation. Supervisors and/or managers who witness harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, or who receive reports of harassment, discrimination, or retaliation, must immediately report such conduct to the Human Resources Department. Failure to do so for supervisors and/or managers may result in disciplinary action
Violations of this Policy - Violation of this policy will subject an individual to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination. Additionally, under California law, employees may be held to be personally liable for harassing conduct that violates the
Retaliation Prohibited – Now Labor Solutions prohibits retaliation against those who report, oppose or participate in an investigation of alleged violations of this policy. Participating in an investigation of alleged wrongdoing in the workplace includes:
1.Filing a complaint with a federal or state enforcement or administrative agency. 2.Participating in or cooperating with a federal or state enforcement agency that is investigating of the company regarding alleged unlawful activity. 3.Testifying as a party, witness or accused regarding alleged unlawful activity. 4.Associating with another employee who is engaged in any of these activities. 5.Making or filing an internal complaint with the company regarding alleged unlawful activity. 6.Providing informal notice to the company regarding alleged unlawful activity. Now Labor Solutions strictly prohibits any adverse action or retaliation against an employee for participating in an investigation of alleged violation of this policy. If an employee feels that he or she is being retaliated against, the employee should immediately Now Labor Solutions Human Resources Employee. In addition, if an employee observes retaliation by another employee, supervisor, manager or nonemployee, he or she should immediately report the incident to the individuals above.