It is the Legal Aid Society’s policy that harassment of employees; on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin,ancestry, handicap, medical condition, disability, marital status, age, sexual orientation and sex, including sexual harassment or for any other reason; is unacceptable and will not to be tolerated in any circumstance. Any employee who believes that s/he has been subjected to any form of prohibited discrimination/harassment, including sexual harassment, or who witnesses others being subjected to such harassment or discrimination is encouraged to promptly report the incident(s) to either their supervisor or the HR department or directly to the head of the organization. All employees are expected to cooperate with investigations undertaken and failure to cooperate in an investigation should result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination.
LAS has designated a grievance committee for investigating further such complaints to ensure the same are recorded with findings and recommendations for appropriate remediation of such complaints. All investigations of discrimination/harassment claims are conducted in a way that respects, to the extent possible, the privacy of all the persons involved is ensured.