CHPC strives to establish and maintain a harmonious work environment that is free from any form of harassment or discrimination. To that end, CHPC will not tolerate harassment or discrimination of team members by anyone. No team member may harass or discriminate against another team member based on race, national origin, gender, age, genetic information, disability or other category protected by law.
 
It is against CHPC policy for any team member, male or female, to sexually harass another team member of either gender. Sexually harassing conduct includes:

• Basing any employment decision or threatening to base an employment decision on the submission to or rejection of a request of a sexual nature; or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive workplace by making unwelcome sexual advances or by making comments, jokes, inquiries or threats concerning gender‐specific topics or engaging in unwelcome physical contact.

 
CHPC is committed to providing a workplace free from all forms of harassment, including sexual harassment as well as harassment based on factors such as race, color, age, sex, national origin, ancestry, present or past history of mental disability, intellectual disability, learning disability, medical 22 conditions, physical disability, including but not limited to blindness, pregnancy, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
Unlawful harassment includes unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, conduct that unreasonably interferes with an individual’s work performance, bullying, sabotaging an individual’s work, or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment. Harassment may be made either explicitly or implicitly as a term or condition of employment. Submission to or rejection of harassment may be used as the basis for employment decisions affecting the individual.
 
Any team member who believes he/she or any other team member has been subjected to harassment or discrimination must report the act to his/her supervisor, another team leader, or Human Resources.
 
Employees have a right to report and redress harassment using our complaint form, by contacting the CHPC Human Resources team, by contacting the police or an attorney, and/or by pursuing local reporting options in your state of residence. If a complaint form is submitted, the CHPC Human Resources team will quickly and thoroughly investigate the claims made by interviewing those involved. CHPC will keep the investigation confidential to the extent possible. Effective corrective action will be taken and communicated to those involved whenever sexual harassment is found to have occurred. All types of harassment are considered a form of employee misconduct. Supervisors who suspect or are aware of harassment must report it, because any type of harassment subjects CHPC to liability. Retaliation against individuals who report any type of harassment or assist in any investigation is unlawful.
 
CHPC’s harassment policy applies to all employees, applicants for employment, interns, whether paid or unpaid, contractors and persons conducting business, regardless of immigration status, with CHPC. See the full Harassment Policy on the Staff Trello.