Sexual Harassment Policy Summary

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National Super Markets sexual harassment policy directs employees who believe they have been subjected to sexual harassment to contact individuals in the human resources department or the labor relations department. The policy provides that a supervisor who has learned of an incident of sexual harassment is to direct the employee to contact one of those individuals. The supervisor is not to take any personal action. This policy was included in the employee orientation handbook that Ms. Varner was given in orientation. Ms. Varner was a member of the United Food and Commercial Workers’ Union, Local 655, which has a collective bargaining agreement with National Super Markets. Ms. Varner did not participate in the grievance and arbitration procedures

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