CITY OF HARTFORD
INTERDEPARTMENTAL MEMORANDUM
TO: All Personnel FROM: David Rosado, Chief of Police DATE: February 15, 2019 SUBJECT: Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace
All employees are hereby reminded of the harassment and discrimination policies of the Hartford Police Department, and of the City of Hartford. All employees should familiarize themselves with these policies, and immediately report instances of actual or suspected harassment or discrimination in the workplace. As a general summary of Hartford Police General Order 1.05 (2016), employees are specifically reminded that:
 
The Hartford Police Department prohibits harassment of and by its members in any form.
 
All members have the right to work in an environment free of all forms of harassment.
 
The Department does not condone, and will not tolerate, any harassment, and shall take immediate action to prevent such behavior, and to remedy all reported instances of harassment, sexual or otherwise.
 
The Department is committed to its responsibility to pursue an aggressive  program to ensure that no sworn or non-sworn member of the Department is denied fair and impartial treatment on the basis of race, sex, gender identity or expression, age, creed, religion, sexual orientation, or national origin. Conduct involving sexual harassment in the workplace, whether committed by supervisors or non-supervisory personnel, is strictly prohibited. Such conduct includes, but is not limited to: a. Unwanted sexual flirtations, touching, advances or propositions.  b. Verbal abuse of a sexual nature. c. Graphic or suggestive comments about an individual's dress or body. d. Sexually degrading words to describe an individual. e. The display of sexually suggestive objects or pictures, including nude  photographs, in the workplace.
 
All employees are responsible for assisting in the prevention of harassment through actions such as, but not limited to: a.
 
Refraining from participation in, or encouragement of, actions that could be  perceived as harassment.  b.
 
Reporting acts of harassment to a supervisor. c.
 
Encouraging any employee, who confides that they are being harassed, to report these acts to a supervisor. Additionally, each supervisor is required to assist employees coming to them with complaints of harassment, including: a.
 
Providing guidance through the complaint process to the Internal Affairs Division.  b.
 
Any necessary referrals to the Employee Assistance Program. c.
 
Taking immediate action to protect the victim from further incidents of harassment or discrimination. Employees may report acts of harassment or discrimination to any supervisor within the Department, the Office of the Chief of Police, the Internal Affairs Division, the City of Hartford Personnel Director (860-757-9800), the Mayor 
s Office, or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (475 Government Center, Boston, MA 02203). Retaliation against any employee who reports, files a complaint of, or assists in the investigation of a complaint of harassment or discrimination is prohibited.
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