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(a) Unlawful harassment, including sexual, racial, disability, religious, national origin, or other protected <br />characteristics or harassment for exercising a protected right. <br />(b) Threatening, enticing, encouraging, or committing workplace violence, including physical assault, <br />physical altercation, physical intimidation, including making another fear physical harm to self or <br />property. <br />(c) Theft, sabotage, or vandalism of property, including intellectual property, belonging to the county or <br />another employee. <br />(d) Violation of the Drug Free Workplace Policy. <br />(e) Violation of state or federal laws, other than minor traffic violations. <br />(f} Violation of serious OSHA requirements including failing to take established Personal Precautions and <br />failing to use Personal Protective Equipment when required. <br />(g) Abuse, neglect, or harassment of a patient or consumer of services. <br />(h) Violation of a patient or consumer right as defined by state or federal law. <br />(i) Exposing a patient or consumer of services to undue and unnecessary risk of injury or illness as <br />defined by state or federal law. <br />L <br />Section 11. Enforcement <br />The Secretary of Labor is authorized by the FLSA to sue for back wages and for an equal amount of liquidated <br />damages without a written request from the employee even though the suit might involve issues of law that have <br />not been fmally settled by the courts. <br />The act also specifically authorizes suits against public employers by their employees. This amendment clarifies <br />the right of state and local government employees to bring private actions in Federal and State courts against <br />their employers to enforce their rights and recover any back wages which may be due under the Fair Labor <br />Standards Act. <br />Section 12. Memorandums of Understanding <br />(a) Memorandum of Understanding -Nonexempt Employee Compensatory Time. See Section 7 above for <br />additional information. <br />(b) Memorandum of Understanding -EMS Nonexempt Employee. See Section 8 above for additional <br />information. <br />65 <br />F-5 <br />Attachment number 6 <br />Page 284 of 362 <br />