Policies and Procedures
Policies: Hostile Work Environments

Responding to a Hostile Work Environment

ESF is firmly committed to working to ensure that all employees, students and individuals who are authorized to conduct business with and/or on behalf of ESF are not subject to a hostile work or learning environment in any form.

ESF is fully committed to the concept and practice of equal employment opportunity and affirmative action. To that end, it is the policy of ESF to comply with all federal and state anti-discrimination laws and regulations, including those covering affirmative action:

• Executive Order 11246
• ESF Workplace Violence Policy
• ESF Sexual Harassment, Assault, and Violence Prevention Policy
• Civil Rights Act of 1964
  • Title VI
  • Title VII
• The Civil Rights Act of 1991
• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • Section 503
  • Section 504
• Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
• Age Discrimination Act of 1967
• Equal Pay Act of 1963
• Veterans Assistance Act of 1972
• Other applicable state and federal laws

*Hostile Work Environment is covered under state and federal anti-discrimination laws and is defined as conduct that has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual(s) work or academic performance or in creating an intimidating, hostile, humiliating, uncomfortable, or offensive working or academic environment based on any characteristic protected by law.

• Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Plan