It is the Employer's policy that sexual harassment in the workplace will not be tolerated. The following words, phrases, or terms used in the Model Sexual Harassment Claim Resolution Process shall have the following meanings. The Accuser is a person or persons initiating a Complaint under the Process. If others join in the Complaint once the Process is initiated, they will also be referred to as the Accuser. The Answer is the Accused's response to the Complaint.
Arbitration is submission of the dispute to an impartial person for a final and binding decision.
A Complaint is any written or oral report of sexual harassment made to the Employer's management. A Designated Manager is the management employee designated by the Employer to receive any Complaint of sexual harassment. The Employer is the organization employing the Accuser. Factfinding is investigation of a Complaint by impartial third persons who examine the issues and the facts and issue a report. The Factfinding Report is the written report issued by the Factfinding Team containing a summary of the facts learned in its investigation.