{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-07","title":"Equal Employment Opportunity, Harassment Prevention, and Protection for Employees Who Report","category":"Human resources","summary":"Commits the Agency to equal employment opportunity, sets how harassment, discrimination and retaliation are reported and investigated (including harassment of aides by clients or family members), provides the sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training California requires of employers with five or more employees, and protects employees who report wrongdoing.","inShort":["Harassment, discrimination and retaliation are not allowed, by staff, clients or family members.","If you feel unsafe in a home, leave and call the office. You will not be penalized.","Report harassment to your supervisor, the Administrator or the complaint officer by any means.","Aides complete 1 hour and supervisors 2 hours of harassment prevention training every two years.","You may report wrongdoing to a government agency without retaliation."],"primaryCitation":"Cal. Gov. Code §12950.1","citations":["Cal. Gov. Code §12950.1","Cal. Gov. Code §12940","Cal. Lab. Code §1102.5","Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code §15630(f)"],"federalCitations":["42 U.S.C. §2000e-2"],"surveyorAsks":["How does an aide report harassment by a client's family member?","Show me the harassment prevention training records for your supervisors and aides."],"forms":[{"ref":"CA-HC-HR-07-A","title":"Harassment Prevention Training Record"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Cal. Gov. Code §12950.1)","5. Equal Employment Opportunity","6. Reporting Harassment, Discrimination or Retaliation","7. Investigation and Response","8. Harassment Prevention Training","9. Protection for Employees Who Report","10. Responsibilities","11. Records and Compliance Monitoring","12. Staff Training","13. References","14. Related Policies and Forms","15. Approval","16. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ca-hca","state":"California","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}