[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 45, Volume 1]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 45CFR73.735-306]



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                        TITLE 45--PUBLIC WELFARE

 

                    SUBTITLE A--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

                           AND HUMAN SERVICES

 

PART 73_STANDARDS OF CONDUCT--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Conduct on the Job

 

Sec.  73.735-306  Sexual harassment.



    Sexual harassment is deliberate unsolicited verbal comments, 

gestures, or physical contact of a sexual nature which are unwelcome. 

Sexual harassment is unacceptable conduct and is expressly prohibited. 

In addition, supervisors and managers are prohibited from taking or 

promising personnel actions in exchange for sexual favors, or failing to 

take an action because an employee or applicant for employment, refuses 

to engage in sexual conduct. This same prohibition applies to 

relationships between Department personnel who take or recommend action 

on a grant or contract and the grantee or contractor. Those employees 

who



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wish to file a complaint of sexual harassment should contact the Office 

of Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) within their respective agencies 

for guidance. (Time frames for pursuing a charge alleging sexual 

harassment are the same as for any other complaint based on allegations 

of sex discrimination.)