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EMPLOYEE CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINARY ACTION DRUG & ALCOHOLTESTING 703 <br />Effective Date: 01/01/2016 Cass County is committed to providing a safe, efficient, and productive work environment for all employees. Using or being under the influence of drugs or alcohol on the job may pose serious safety and health risks. To help ensure a safe and healthful working environment, <br />employees in safety sensitive positions may be asked to provide body substance samples (such <br />as urine and/or blood) to determine the illicit, illegal, or impermissible use of drugs and alcohol. Refusal to submit to drug testing may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. <br />There are a variety of circumstances under which Cass County might test for drugs or alcohol, <br />including, but not limited to, post-accident, randomly, with reasonable suspicion, and on applicants to whom a conditional job offer has been made. A lengthier and more detailed policy setting forth the various steps and procedures involved in <br />Cass County’s drug testing program for those in a safety-sensitive position can be found here. <br /> The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counseling and referral services to employees for assistance with such problems as drug and/or alcohol abuse or addiction. It is the employee’s responsibility to seek assistance from the EAP prior to <br />reaching a point where his or her judgment, performance, or behavior has led to imminent <br />disciplinary action. In most cases, participation in the EAP after the disciplinary process has begun will have no effect on any current or pending disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment (even if the problems being addressed through discipline or termination were somehow related to drug and/or alcohol abuse). <br /> Questions concerning this policy or its administration should be directed to the Human Resources Department. <br />SEXUAL AND OTHER UNLAWFUL HARASSMENT 704 <br />Effective Date: 01/01/2016 Cass County is committed to providing a work environment that is free of discrimination and <br />unlawful harassment. Cass County prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, citizenship, national origin, age, disability, military service, veteran status, genetic information, union membership, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, participation in lawful activity off the employer’s premises during <br />non-working hours (which is not in direct conflict with the essential business-related interest <br />of the County) or any other characteristic protected by law. Any employee who engages in harassment; who permits employees under his/her supervision to engage in such harassment; or who retaliates or permits retaliation against an employee <br />who reports such harassment is guilty of misconduct and shall be subject to immediate <br />remedial action that may include discipline or termination of employment. <br /> Cass County 49