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obscene comments or gestures; demands for sexual favors in exchange for favorable reviews, assignments, promotions, or continued
employment; questions about sexual conduct or practices; unwelcome comments about an individual's body or sexual activity; and the
display of sexually suggestive objects, pictures, posters or drawings.
The Company has no desire to interfere with consensual relationships between co-workers, however, individuals may be or
may appear to be improperly influenced by the existence of a personal relationship. Therefore, situations where one of the parties in
such a relationship supervises or evaluates the other must be disclosed. The Company reserves the right to take appropriate action to
avoid potential problems including, but not limited to, changing the reporting relationship between the parties involved.
REPORTING DISCRIMINATION AND HARASSMENT
An employee who believes he or she has been subjected to or who becomes aware of a situation involving discrimination or
harassment based on any category protected by law, as described above, is encouraged to immediately notify either their supervisor,
the Human Resources Department, Associate Relations, his or her designated Compliance Officer, the Compliance Committee, or the
Legal Department. Any manager or executive to whom discrimination or harassment is reported must immediately forward that
information to the Human Resources Department for investigation. The Company will promptly and thoroughly investigate all
complaints of discrimination or harassment. If the allegations of employee misconduct are substantiated, disciplinary action ranging
from counseling to termination of employment will be taken, commensurate with the factual circumstances and seriousness of the
offense. If the allegations relate to the inappropriate conduct of a contractor, customer, supplier or other third party, the Company will
take appropriate steps to eliminate the problem if the claims are substantiated.
A complaint of discrimination or harassment, the investigation of it, and any corrective action taken will be treated with as
much confidentiality as possible. In addition, the Company will not permit retaliation of any kind against any employee who makes a
good faith complaint of discrimination or harassment or who assists in an investigation of a complaint. The Company will take
corrective action against any employee who retaliates against another. Any instance of retaliation should be reported immediately.
The Company will not tolerate false accusations of discrimination or harassment made either maliciously or recklessly. In
such cases, the accuser will be subject to disciplinary action commensurate with the factual circumstances and seriousness of the
matter.
SAFETY AND HEALTH
The Company is committed to complying with all applicable occupational safety and health laws and standards, eliminating
recognized hazards from the workplace, and providing its employees with a safe and healthy work environment.
Employees must conduct themselves in accordance with all applicable federal, state and local health and safety laws, and
report any unsafe conditions, hazards, broken equipment or machinery, and injuries or accidents to their supervisor, their designated
Compliance Officer, or to the Compliance Committee. In certain situations, criminal liability may be imposed on the Company and its
managers for failure to notify employees of potential dangers in the workplace.
To ensure that all employees are provided with a healthy work environment, employees who contract diseases that are
dangerous and easily communicable to co-workers must notify their supervisor, their Human Resources Department, their designated
Compliance Officer, or the Compliance Committee.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") is intended to protect individuals with qualified disabilities against
discrimination in employment and in the provision of services to the public. The ADA's purpose is to provide such disabled
individuals with the opportunity to compete for jobs and to participate in public services and activities on an equal basis with other
individuals.