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WORK CONDITIONS AND HOURS <br />• Posting photographs, videos or other images of other employees without proper authorization, or failing to remove such images when requested by another employee <br />• Unlawfully gaining access to another employee’s social networking website or profile <br />• Demanding or otherwise requiring candidates or colleagues to relinquish any social networking password <br /> <br />Resolving Conflict <br />When communicating online, employees are encouraged to be fair and courteous to current and former employees, customers, clients and vendors. Work-related issues are more likely to be resolved by speaking directly with employees or going to Department Heads where <br />employees feel comfortable speaking freely. <br /> Should employees decide to post complaints or criticisms, employees should avoid using statements, photographs, videos or audio that reasonably could be viewed as malicious, obscene, harassing, threatening, intimidating, bullying, or that disparages customers, clients or <br />vendors. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in disciplinary action, or legal action <br />initiated by a third-party. <br />Monitoring and Consequences for Policy Violations <br />While Cass County has no general practice of reviewing employees’ personal profiles on such <br />sites, employees should be aware that if such profiles contain information suggesting conduct <br />that violates this or any Cass County policy, such information may form the basis for an appropriate investigation and/or discipline. Employees may also be held personally liable for any violations of this policy, which also violates a state or federally protected right. <br />Nothing in this policy prohibits employees from exercising any legal right under any <br />state or federal law nor will employees be subject to discipline for any posts that are legally protected. However, employees should be aware that not all posts to a personal social networking site outside of work time are entitled to legal protection and any such posts may result in disciplinary action up to and including termination of employment, if they violate this <br />or any other County policy. <br /> Employees who believe they have been the subject of online harassment or bullying should notify their Department Head or the Human Resources Department upon learning of violations of this policy without fear of reprisal or retaliation. <br /> <br /> WORKPLACE MONITORING 515 <br />Effective Date: 01/01/2016 Workplace monitoring may be conducted by Cass County to ensure quality control, employee safety, security, and customer satisfaction. <br />Employees with County-owned cell phones may have their telephone conversations or text messages monitored. <br /> Cass County 37