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Complaining internally to the Company does not extend your time to file with DHR or in court.

Board using Paid Family Leave Discrimination Complaint (Form PFL-DC-120), which is also
available on the Paid Family Leave website. Once your complaint is received, the Board will
assemble your case and schedule a preliminary hearing in front of a Workers’ Compensation Law
Judge.

You do not need an attorney to file a complaint with DHR, and there is no cost to file with DHR.

DHR will investigate your complaint and determine whether there is probable cause to believe
that sexual harassment has occurred. Probable cause cases are forwarded to a public hearing
before an administrative law judge. If sexual harassment is found after a hearing, DHR has the
power to award relief, which varies but may include requiring your employer to take action to
stop the harassment, or redress the damage caused, including paying of monetary damages,
attorney’s fees and civil fines.

DHR’s main office contact information is: NYS Division of Human Rights, One Fordham Plaza,
Fourth Floor, Bronx, New York 10458. You may call (718) 741-8400 or visit: www.dhr. ny.gov.

Contact DHR at (888) 392-3644 or visit dhr.ny.gov/complaint for more information about filing a
complaint. The website has a complaint form that can be downloaded, filled out, notarized and
mailed to DHR. The website also contains contact information for DHR’s regional offices across
New York State.
Anti-Harassment Training

All employees are required to receive anti-sexual harassment training each year.

Meal Periods

All employees based in New York (non-exempt and exempt) are entitled to a 30-minute unpaid
meal break between 11:00a.m. and 2:00 p.m. for shifts of six hours or longer that extend over
that period. Employees working a shift of more than six hours starting between the hours of 1:00
p.m. and 6:00 a.m. are allowed at least 45 minutes for an unpaid meal period at a time midway
between the beginning and end of their shift. In addition, employees whose shifts begin before
11:00 a.m. and end after 7:00 p.m. are entitled to an additional unpaid meal period of at least 20
minutes between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. During meal periods, the employee is completely
relieved from duty. Any employee who believes that they were not provided a meal period that
complies with this policy should inform Human Resources or another member of management
immediately.

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