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POLICY PROHIBITING DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT, BULLYING AND RETALIATION

Delfi Diagnostics believes in maintaining a work environment in which our employees can thrive
and be their best and be treated with dignity and respect. DELFI provides equal employment
opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment with- out regard to race, color,
ancestry, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions),
gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, physical
disability, mental disability, legally protected medical condition, genetic information, military or
veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws
(each a “Protected Characteristic”). Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and
conditions of employment, including hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall,
transfer, leave of absence, compensation, and training.

DELFI expressly prohibits any employee or non-employee from engaging in unlawful employee
harassment or discrimination based on any Protected Characteristic. Improper interference
with the ability of other employees to perform their expected job duties is not tolerated.

Discrimination
Both DELFI and the law prohibit unlawful employment discrimination. Unlawful discrimination
occurs in employment when an employer makes employment decisions, including hiring,
promotion, raises, termination, and other terms and conditions of employment, based on the
Protected Characteristic of an applicant or employee.

Harassment
Both DELFI and the law also prohibit unlawful workplace harassment. Unlawful harassment is
unwelcome conduct, based on a Protected Characteristic, that is sufficiently severe and pervasive
to alter the terms and conditions of employment or create an intimidating, offensive, or abusive
working environment. Prohibited harassment can take many forms and may include, but is not
limited to, the following: slurs, jokes, statements, gestures, staring, assault, impeding or blocking
another’s movement or otherwise physically interfering with normal work, pictures, drawings,
or cartoons, based upon an employee’s sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, physical
disability, mental disability, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation,
veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal or state laws.

Sexual harassment is a specific type of harassment involving either unwelcome sexual advances,
or visual, verbal, or physical conduct based on sex, gender, pregnancy, or related stereotypes.
Sexually harassing conduct can be between persons of the same or different genders.

Examples of prohibited conduct include:
● Sexual innuendo, comments reflecting sex or gender-based stereotypes, sexually
suggestive comments, jokes of a sexual nature, sexual advances, or propositions, offers
of employment benefits in exchange for sexual favors, threatened or actual reprisals after
a negative response to sexual advances, or graphic commentaries about a person’s body.

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