AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON IN THE PROFESSION SECTION OF LITIGATION SECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTION RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges all employers, and specifically all employers in the legal profession, to adopt and enforce policies and procedures that prohibit, prevent, and promptly redress harassment and retaliation based on sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and the intersectionality of sex with race and/or ethnicity. Such policies and procedures should include: 1. dissemination to all employees, management and directors of a clear statement that harassment, including harassment based on sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and the intersectionality of sex with race and/or ethnicity will not be tolerated; 2. confirmation that the policy applies to conduct by directors, officers, management at all levels, supervisors, employees, and third parties, irrespective of where that conduct occurs; 3. provision of alternative methods for reporting violations of the policy, including at least one confidential reporting method (such as a hotline); 4. communication upon commencement of employment of the process for reporting to a governmental agency if the complainant desires independent review; 5. investigation of all complaints in a thorough and objective manner; 6. prohibition of retaliation against the complainant and/or witnesses; 7. implementation of corrective actions as appropriate, including, but not limited to, termination, to enforce the policy against harassment and retaliation; 8. communication regarding the existence, resolution, and any consideration paid for the settlement of claims to the highest levels of the entity, such as reporting to the Board of Directors or Executive Committee; 9. development of initiatives that foster training and other innovative programs to address the problem of sexual harassment.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION COMMISSION ON IN THE PROFESSION SECTION OF LITIGATION SECTION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE REPORT TO THE HOUSE OF DELEGATES RESOLUTION RESOLVED, That the American Bar Association urges all employers, and specifically all employers in the legal profession, to adopt and enforce policies and procedures that prohibit, prevent, and promptly redress harassment and retaliation based on sex, gender, gender identity, and sexual orientation, and the intersectionality of sex with race and/or ethnicity. Such policies and procedures should include: 1. dissemination to all employees, management and directors of a clear statement that harassment, including harassment based on sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, and the intersectionality of sex with race and/or ethnicity will not be tolerated; 2. confirmation that the policy applies to conduct by directors, officers, management at all levels, supervisors, employees, and third parties, irrespective of where that conduct occurs; 3. provision of alternative methods for reporting violations of the policy, including at least one confidential reporting method (such as a hotline); 4. communication upon commencement of employment of the process for reporting to a governmental agency if the complainant desires independent review; 5. investigation of all complaints in a thorough and objective manner; 6. prohibition of retaliation against the complainant and/or witnesses; 7. implementation of corrective actions as appropriate, including, but not limited to, termination, to enforce the policy against harassment and retaliation; 8. communication regarding the existence, resolution, and any consideration paid for the settlement of claims to the highest levels of the entity, such as reporting to the Board of Directors or Executive Committee; 9. development of initiatives that foster training and other innovative programs to address the problem of sexual harassment.