The Village of Great Neck Estates policy applies to all employees,
applicants for employment, interns, whether paid or unpaid, contractors
and persons conducting business, regardless of immigration status,
with the Village of Great Neck Estates. In the remainder of this document,
the term "employees" refers to this collective group and also includes
appointed officers of the Village.
A. Sexual
harassment will not be tolerated. Any employee or individual covered
by this policy who engages in sexual harassment or retaliation will
be subject to remedial and/or disciplinary action (e.g., counseling,
suspension, termination).
B. Retaliation
prohibition: No person covered by this Policy shall be subject to
adverse employment action because the employee reports incidents of
sexual harassment, provides information, or otherwise assists in any
investigation of a sexual harassment complaint. The Village of Great
Neck Estates will not tolerate such retaliation against anyone who,
in good faith, reports or provides information about suspected sexual
harassment. Any employee of the Village of Great Neck Estates who
retaliates against anyone involved in a sexual harassment investigation
will be subjected to disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
All employees, paid or unpaid interns, or nonemployees working in the workplace who believe they have been subject
to such retaliation should inform a supervisor, manager, the Village
Administrator or the Mayor. Any employee, paid or unpaid intern or
nonemployee who believes they have been a target of such retaliation
may also seek relief in other available forums, as explained below
in the section on legal protections.
C. Sexual
harassment is offensive, a violation of Village policies, unlawful,
and may subject the Village of Great Neck Estates to liability for
harm to targets of sexual harassment. Harassers may also be individually
subject to liability. Employees of every level who engage in sexual
harassment, including managers and supervisors who engage in sexual
harassment or who allow such behavior to continue, will be penalized
for such misconduct.
D. The Village of Great Neck Estates will conduct a prompt and thorough
investigation that ensures due process for all parties whenever management
receives a complaint about sexual harassment or otherwise knows of
possible sexual harassment occurring. The Village will keep the investigation
confidential to the extent possible. Effective corrective action will
be taken whenever sexual harassment is found to have occurred. All
employees, including managers and supervisors, are required to cooperate
with any internal investigation of sexual harassment.
E. All employees are encouraged to report any harassment or behaviors
that violate this policy. The Village of Great Neck Estates will provide
all employees a complaint form for employees to report harassment
and file complaints.
F. Managers and supervisors are required to report to the Village Administrator
or the Mayor any complaint that they receive, or any harassment that
they observe or become aware of.
G. This policy applies to all employees, paid or unpaid interns, and
nonemployees, and all must follow and uphold this policy. This policy
must be provided to all employees and should be posted prominently
in all work locations to the extent practicable (for example, in a
main office and not an off-site work location) and be provided to
employees upon hiring.