§ 23-298. Sexual harassment policy.

The department of human resource management is tasked with maintaining a policy within the Administrative Management Policies Manual which complies with R.S. § 42:341 et seq., effective January 1, 2019. The Administrative Management Policies Manual sets forth the procedures for initiating a complaint, the investigation, and resolution.

(1)

If the accused harasser is the chief operating officer, deputy chief operating officer, chief administrative assistant, or an elected official the complaint shall be submitted to the director of human resource management who will submit the matter to the parish attorney for investigation.

(2)

The human resource manager or parish attorney, or his designee, shall initiate a fair, complete and impartial investigation of the complaint as promptly as possible. The objective is to ensure that the investigation is conducted discreetly preserving confidentiality to the extent that the needs of the investigation will permit. It shall be the parish's objective to complete all investigations within sixty (60) days unless compelling circumstances require additional time. A written statement of the complaint which is to include date(s) the incident(s) occurred, name(s) of individual(s) involved, names(s) of witnesses and a detailed description of the incident(s) constitutes the initiation of the sixty (60) day investigative period.

(3)

Employees also have the right to file a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Louisiana Human Rights Commission, or pursue other legal action in addition to their rights hereunder. The EEOC provides employees three hundred (300) days to file an official complaint.

(Ord. No. 25709 , § 1, 12-5-18)