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Suspensions'4'Vithout Pay for Serious Workplace Misconduct All employees, hourly, salaried, exempt and nanexempt, may be suspended for one or more whole clays without pay for violations of the following workplace conduct rules, canunitted on or off site. The list is not exhaustive and workplace misconduct that is serious, disruptive and harmful and, in view of management, is of similar level as the examples provided below, will result in disciplinary suspensions without pay for one or more whole days. (a) Unlawful harassment, including sexual, racial, disability, religious, national origin, or other protected characteristics ot• harassment fot• exercising a protected right. (b) Threatening, enticing, encouraging, or committing workplace violence, including physical assault, thysical altercation, physical intimidation, including making another fear physical harm to self or property. (c) Theft, sabotage, or vandalism of property, including intellectual property, belonging to the county or another employee. (d) Violation of the Drug Frec Workplace Policy. (e) Violation of state or federal laws, other than minor traffic violations. (f) Violation of serious OSHA requirements including failing to take established Personal Precautions and failing to use Personal Protective Equipment when required. (g) Abuse, neglect, or harassment of a patient or consumer of services. (h) Violation of a patient or consumer right as defined by state or federal law. (i) Exposing a patient or consumer of services to undue and unnecessary risk of injury or illness as defined by state or federal law. Section X011. Tnforcement The Secretary of Labor is authorized by the PLSA to sue for back wages and for an equal amount of liquidated damages without a written request from the employees even though the suit might involve issues of law that have not been finally settled by the courts. The act also specifically authorizes suits against public employers by their employees. This auiendmeut clarifies the right of Estate and local government employees to bring private actions in Federal and State courts against their employers to enforce their rights and recover any back wages which may be due under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Section 12. Memorandums of Understanding (a) Memorandum ofUnderstanding -Nonexempt Employee Compensatory 'l'ime. See Section 7 above for additional information. (-~tj(b} Memorandum of Understanding - C;MS Nonexempt Employee. See Section 8 above far additional information. 75 Attachment number 4 Page 203 of 362 F-5