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interpreted as harassment. While we expect employees to converse freely
and enjoy interacting with their co-workers, it is important that jokes
and teasing do not cross the line and become harassment. Incidents of
horseplay should follow the same reporting procedures as a harassment,
discrimination, or retaliation claims.
Take Your Job, Your Responsibilities, and Safety Seriously! You
are responsible for performing your job correctly and safely. U.S. Xpress
has safety rules and procedures that are designed to protect you. You are
personally responsible for your own safety and for stopping unsafe acts
performed by others. Horseplay can lead to serious injury to yourself
and others. For that reason, incidents of horseplay and other safety rule
violations will result in disciplinary action.
Non-Aggression Policy

The safety and security of the Company’s employees, customers,
vendors, contractors, and the general public are of vital importance.
Therefore, acts or threats of violence made by an employee against
another person’s life, health, well-being, family or property will not be
tolerated.
Any employee determined to have committed such acts or threats
of violence will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including
termination. Non-employees engaged in violent acts on U.S. Xpress
premises will be reported to the proper authorities and fully prosecuted.
Employees who observe acts of violence, threatening comments or
remarks, aggressive driving, or other acts of aggression or intimidation,
are required to immediately report such conduct to a member of
management, the Human Resources Department, or safety personnel.
Fraternization and Personal Relationships

Consenting “romantic” or sexual relationships between a supervisor
and an employee may at some point lead to unhappy complications and
significant difficulties for all concerned - the employee, the supervisor
and the Company. Any such relationship may, therefore, be contrary
to the best interests of the Company. There are also circumstances
where a romantic relationship between a U.S. Xpress employee and an
employee of a customer or competitor could jeopardize the legitimate
business interest of the Company. The Company strongly discourages
such romantic relationships and any conduct (such as dating between a
supervisor and an employee) that may reasonably lead to the formation of
a “romantic” or sexual relationship.
By its discouragement of romantic and sexual relationships, the
Company does not intend to inhibit the social interaction (such as lunches

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