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The following policy on discriminatory harassment was issued by Governor Bill Sheffield in Administrative Order No. 81 effective October 25, 1984.

The Executive Branch of the State of Alaska. as an employer, will not condone. permit or tolerate any kind of harassment of employees or applicants for employment on the basis of sex. color, race, religion, national origin, age, handicap, marital status. changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood. Such harassment is in direct violation of Federal and State law and is inconsistent with the State's policy on equal employment opportunity.

Persons who knowingly permit, engage in or instigate such harassment will be subject to disciplinary actions which may lead to suspension and discharge. Where such prohibited activity is perpetrated by a nonemployee, that person may be subject to prosecution, loss of contract, or other appropriate sanctions.

Harassment is unwanted conduct or communication by a supervisor, co-worker, or nonemployee in the work place which is based on the sex, color, race, religion, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, changes in marital status, pregnancy, or parenthood of an individual and which adversely affects the employment relationship or working environment. This includes slurs, epithets, threats, derogatory comments, unwelcome jokes, teasing and other verbal or physical conduct.

Sexual harassment has been defined by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission as:

Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when (1) submission to such conduct is made either explicitly or Implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment; (2) submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; or (3) such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

Employees or applicants for employment who believe that they have been subjected to harassment should contact either the State Division of Equal Employment Opportunity, Pouch CE, Juneau, AK 99911 (telephone: 465-3570) or the agency Equal Employment Opportunity Representative listed below.

DEPARTMENT/AGENCY: ____________________

EEO REPRESENTATIVE: ____________________   ____________________
                           Name                   Title

                    ____________________   ____________________
                       Mailing Address       Telephone Number

                    ____________________

No individual will be adversely affected for bringing any violation of this policy to the attention of management. Retaliation in any form is prohibited.

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