Anti-Harassment Policy

1. Which of the following would NOT be considered reportable behavior under DHS Policy?

A coworker says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas" when they know you celebrate the holiday.

2. DHS Anti-Harassment Policy prohibits:

Any unwelcome conduct that interferes with someone's work performance or the work environment.

3. Roy reported an incident of harassment. Due to this, he was moved to another office by his supervisor. Is this retaliation?

This could be considered retaliation because it was an action that could be considered adverse due to his protected activities – Roy should not be moved.

4. If you are a supervisor and someone reports an incident of harassment to you, which of the following is NOT your responsibility?

Question employees and conduct an investigation of the alleged harassment.

5. When should you report harassment to the Component Anti-Harassment (AH) Program or Anti-Harassment Unit (AHU)?

Any incident of harassment, for any reason, should be reported promptly, but there is no time limit.

6. Jim wants to report harassment to his Component's Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) Counselor. How many days does he have to report the incident he experienced?

45 calendar days.

7. If you experience an event of harassment, can you report it to both the Component Anti-Harassment Unit (AHU) and Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) Counselor?

You can report it to both AHU and EEO as long as the EEO complaint is made within the 45 calendar days of the last experienced incident.

8. Wendy filed a complaint of harassment with her Component Anti-Harassment Unit (AHU). What is the next step in the process?

A fact-finder is assigned and conducts an investigation.

9. When would a decision-maker take possible corrective actions against a harasser if someone files a complaint of harassment with their Component Anti-Harassment (AH) Program or Anti-Harassment Unit (AHU)?

After a fact-finder has conducted an investigation and generated a report.

10. Curt filed a complaint of harassment with his Component's Equal Opportunity Employment (EEO) Counselor. What is the next step in the process?

Curt will be given the option of participating in traditional counseling or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) to resolve the issue.