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How Does Abusive Conduct Differ from Harassment?

Abusive conduct and harassment are two types of unacceptable behavior. Harassment refers to inappropriate conduct based on an individual's sex, age, religion, disability, or other characteristic protected by law. Abusive conduct is rude, intimidating, or insulting behavior that is not based on an individual's protected characteristic.

Both abusive conduct and harassment create a hostile environment and are not tolerated in our workplace.