Employees’ Rights
- The right to work in ESD programs and at ESD activities free from any sexual harassment.
- The right to file a complaint pursuant to ESD policy GBN/JBA when an employee feels they have been the victim of sexual harassment.
- The right to be notified when the investigation is concluded and as to whether a violation of the policy was found to have occurred, to the extent allowable under state and federal confidentiality laws.
The initiation of a complaint in good faith about behavior that may violate the policy may not adversely affect any terms or conditions of employment or work environment of the staff member who initiated the complaint.
Complaint Procedure
Employee complaints of sexual harassment should be made to LBL ESD’s Chief Human Resources Officer at 541-812-2752. The sexual harassment complaint procedure is set forth in District administrative regulation GBN/JBA-AR.
ESD Services
Employee Assistance Program
OEBB Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services are provided by Uprise Health. The EAP provides services to help people privately resolve problems that may interfere with work, family, and other important areas of life. Services are free, confidential and available to employees and their dependents, living at or away from home and all household members related or not.
Visit the Uprise Health website for more information or view the Oregon Health Authority EAP page.
Community-Based Services
Linn and Benton Counties
Linn County Mental Health Department
541-967-3866
Linn County Victim’s Assistance Program
541- 967-3805
Benton County Mental Health Department
541-766-6835
Benton County Victim’s Assistance Program
541-766-6688
Center Against Rape and Domestic Violence (CARDV)
541-758-0219 / Crisis hotline: 541-754-0110
Sarah’s Place
541-812-4420
Lincoln County
Lincoln County Behavioral-Health
541-265-4196
Lincoln County Victims Assistance
541-265-3462
My Sisters’ Place
541-994-5959
State-Based Services
Employees can locate services available in our communities by accessing the Oregon Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Task Force website.
Other State and Community Based Services Include:
- BOLI – Civil Rights Information
- US Department of Labor – Equal Employment Opportunity
- Oregon Civil Rights – Oregon Civil Rights Complaints
Direct complaints related to employment may be filed with the U.S. Department of Labor, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries.
Privacy Rights
The ESD will keep all documentation related to sexual harassment complaints as confidential as is allowable under the law. Please note that the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the Oregon public records law may require disclosure of these records in some instances.
Please note that civil and criminal remedies that are not provided by the school or district may be available through the legal system and those remedies may be subject to statute of limitations.