Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination and is therefore illegal.
It is also illegal for anyone to take reprisals against an employee because that employee has filed a discrimination complaint or because an employee has assisted in a complaint proceeding. Chapter 7 of New Jersey Department of Personnel Law, N.J.S.A . In addition, employees in bargaining units have access to grievance procedures according to the relevant union contract. Utilization of The College s internal complaint procedure does not preclude employees from filing in other forums. If an employee has a reason for not wishing to report a matter to the Affirmative Action Officer, the employee should contact the President s Office.