Bullying on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion,
sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, physical or mental
disability, military status, sexual orientation, gender-related identity
or expression, unfavorable discharge from military service, association
with a person or group with one or more of the aforementioned actual
or perceived characteristics, and any other distinguishing characteristic
is prohibited in all places of employment, and an employer shall prevent
bullying in its place of employment.
A. No person shall be subjected to bullying:
(1) During any period of employment activity;
(2) While working, on property of the employer, or at employer-sponsored
or employer-sanctioned events or activities; or
(3) Through the transmission of information from an employment-utilized
telephone, computer, computer network, or other similar electronic
employer-utilized equipment.
B. Nothing in this policy is intended to infringe upon any right to
exercise free expression or the free exercise of religion or religiously
based views protected under the First Amendment of the United States
Constitution.
Any employee or volunteer who is determined, after an investigation,
to have engaged in bullying in violation of this policy shall be subject
to disciplinary action up to and including immediate discharge. Any
contractor found to be in violation of this policy may be subject
to contract cancellation.
A. False accusations. False accusations regarding bullying against employees,
volunteers, contractors, or elected officials shall not be tolerated,
and any person knowingly making a false accusation shall be subject
to disciplinary action up to and including immediate discharge.
B. Retaliation for reporting bullying. The Village shall discipline
any employee or volunteer who retaliates against any person who reports
alleged bullying, or who retaliates against any person who testifies,
assists or participates in an investigation, a proceeding or a hearing
relating to bullying complaint. Retaliation includes, but is not limited
to, any form of intimidation, reprisal or harassment. Contractors
are likewise prohibited from retaliating.