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PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 216.6, subsection 1, Code 1997, is 1 2 amended by adding the following new paragraph: 1 3 NEW PARAGRAPH. e. Person to engage in sexual harassment. 1 4 For purposes of this paragraph, "sexual harassment" means 1 5 unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, or 1 6 other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when any 1 7 of the following apply: 1 8 (1) Submission to the conduct is made either explicitly or 1 9 implicitly a term or condition of an individual's employment. 1 10 (2) Submission to or rejection of the conduct by an 1 11 individual is used as the basis for employment decisions 1 12 affecting the individual. 1 13 (3) The verbal or physical conduct has the purpose or 1 14 effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work 1 15 performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive 1 16 working environment. 1 17 An employer shall take all steps necessary to prevent 1 18 sexual harassment from occurring, including, but not limited 1 19 to, affirmatively raising the subject, expressing strong 1 20 disapproval, developing appropriate sanctions, informing 1 21 employees of their rights to raise the issue of sexual 1 22 harassment within the employment setting and under this 1 23 section, and developing methods to sensitize all employees to 1 24 the issue of sexual harassment. 1 25 EXPLANATION 1 26 This bill adds sexual harassment to the unfair or 1 27 discriminatory employment practices which are within the 1 28 jurisdiction of the civil rights commission. The bill defines 1 29 sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for 1 30 sexual favors, or other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual 1 31 nature when submission to the conduct is made a term or 1 32 condition of employment, when submission to or rejection of 1 33 such conduct by an individual is used as the basis for 1 34 employment decisions affecting the individual, or when the 1 35 verbal or physical conduct has the purpose or effect of 2 1 unreasonably interfering with an individual's work performance 2 2 or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working 2 3 environment. 2 4 Under the bill, employers are specifically required to take 2 5 all steps necessary to prevent sexual harassment from 2 6 occurring, including, but not limited to, affirmatively 2 7 raising the subject, expressing strong disapproval, developing 2 8 appropriate sanctions, informing employees of their rights, 2 9 and developing methods to sensitize employees to the issue. 2 10 LSB 1520XS 77 2 11 lh/jw/5
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