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    MLB Workplace Code of Conduct (Sexual-Orientation-Non-Discrimination)

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    The document outlines MLB's policy on sexual orientation which has zero tolerance for harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation. It states that sportsmanship means helping every player play their best regardless of sexual orientation. MLB considers all employees and players without regard to sexual orientation. The workplace is described as not just the field or clubhouse but anywhere players or employees are present, including online or via technology. It provides examples of harassment or discrimination to avoid such as slurs, insults, jokes, unwanted physical contact, or pornography. It describes how to report any misconduct witnessed.

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    The document outlines MLB's policy on sexual orientation which has zero tolerance for harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation. It states that sportsmanship means helping every player play their best regardless of sexual orientation. MLB considers all employees and players without regard to sexual orientation. The workplace is described as not just the field or clubhouse but anywhere players or employees are present, including online or via technology. It provides examples of harassment or discrimination to avoid such as slurs, insults, jokes, unwanted physical contact, or pornography. It describes how to report any misconduct witnessed.

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    The document outlines MLB's policy on sexual orientation which has zero tolerance for harassment or discrimination based on sexual orientation. It states that sportsmanship means helping every player play their best regardless of sexual orientation. MLB considers all employees and players without regard to sexual orientation. The workplace is described as not just the field or clubhouse but anywhere players or employees are present, including online or via technology. It provides examples of harassment or discrimination to avoid such as slurs, insults, jokes, unwanted physical contact, or pornography. It describes how to report any misconduct witnessed.

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    MLB Workplace Code of Conduct (Sexual-Orientation-Non-Discrimination)

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    WORKPLA W ACE COD DE OF CO ONDUCT: SEXUAL L ORIENT TATION

    MLB has s a zero-tole erance policy y for harassm ment or disc crimination based on se exual orienta ation. MLBS P PRINCIPLE ES:
    Harassm ment and disc crimination based b on sexu ual orientatio on are aga ainst MLBs values v and wi ill not be tolerated anywhe ere in the M Major or Minor Leagues. Sportsm manship mean ns helping ev very player pl lay his best, regardle ess of sexual orientation, so the team can c play its best. Both on the field and away fr rom it, Major r League Bas seball has a z zero-toleranc ce policy for harassment or discrim mination bas sed on sexual l orientation. - Allan H. S Selig, Commi issioner of Ba aseball e Major Leag gue Baseball Players Asso ports ociation supp "The scrimination and pr romotes a dis n-free and ha arassment-fre ee workp place. - Michael S S. Weiner, Ex xecutive Direc ctor, MLBPA A

    ITS PAR RT OF YOUR JOB TO O:

    Respect t your fellow w players and d employees. You may no ot know ev verything abo out who they are, including g their sexual orientat tion. Without t even knowin ng it, your wo ords or actions could ke eep your team mmate from playing p his bestand that hurts yo our team. . If you see a player harassing someone e Report misconduct. based on that persons sexual orie entation, tell th he player to stop and d report it to your y Field Ma anager, your General Manage er, the Comm missioners Off ffice, or the Pl layers Associa ation. If you see s an MLB or o Club emplo oyee discrimi inating against someone based on sexua al orientation, report it t as well. odel of sport tsmanship. It t doesnt matt ter if youre ono Be a mo field, on n-line, tweetin ng, or talking g to reporters or o fans. Youre always a representati ive of MLB and a must cond duct yourself with the e honor that re eflects positiv vely on the Le eague.

    MLB POLICY O ON SEXUAL L ORIENT TATION:


    MLB i is an equal op pportunity em mployer that considers all employ yees, applican nts, players, a and prospectiv ve players wi ithout regard d to race, color r, religion, se ex, national or rigin, age, disabil lity, sexual or rientation, or other status p protected by law. The Ba asic Agreeme ent with the M MLBPA states s: The p provisions of t this Agreemen nt shall be ap pplied to all Players P covere ed by this Agr reement witho out regard to race, color, religio on, national origin, sexual orientation, or any other cted under Fe classif fication protec ederal Law.

    WHA AT IS THE W WORKPLA ACE?


    Its no ot just the field d or clubhous se or offices. Harassment can occur a anywhere pla ayers or emplo oyees are present. It can occur o in publ lic or private. . It can happe en on the pho one, through texting, tweetin ng, or email, in the locker room or stadi ium, at an off ficial Club o or MLB event t, social gathe ering, press br riefing, Spring Trainin ng, or during recruiting. MLBs includes Majo or and Minor League playe ers, as s workplace i well as s League and Club employ yees, includin ng all uniform med and non-un niformed pers sonnel.

    WHAT I IS HARASS SMENT OR R DISCRIM MINATION? ?


    he following misconduct, which can be e harassment or o AVOID th discrimina ation: Slurs, I Insults, or Jok kes Demean ning commen nts about some eones sexual l orientation, includin ng offensive names n or phra ases, or jokes about someon nes sexual ori ientation. Unwelc come Physica al Contact Unwant ted touching, kissing, or gr rabbing, or th hreats or simulati ions of unwan nted sexual co ontact. Pornog graphy Pornogr raphy on bulletin boards, lockers, or any ywhere else in n the wor rkplace or lock ker room is unacceptable. u Sending pornogr raphy to co-w workers or oth her players by y mail, email, text, soc cial media, or r any other wa ay is unaccep ptable.

    HOW W TO REPO ORT MISCO ONDUCT:


    Player rs should repo ort misconduc ct to their Fiel ld Manager or Genera al Manager, t the Commissi ioners Office e, or the Playe ers Associ iation. Any C Club with info ormation on s such miscond duct must re eport it to the e Labor Relati ions Departm ment. MLB will w not tolerat te retaliation a against a pers son who, in go ood faith, makes or assists in making a complaint un nder our polic cies, or who as ssists in an in nvestigation o of a complain nt.

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