of race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture and protective hairstyles, including braids, locks, and twists), ethnicity, religion, color, sex (including childbirth, breast feeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, uniform service member and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, age, protected medical condition, genetic information, disability, or any other category protected by applicable state or federal law. AJK’s policy against unlawful harassment, discrimination, and retaliation applies to all employees, including supervisors and managers. It also applies to all customers, vendors, and independent contractors as well as to all unpaid interns and volunteers (all of whom are designated for the terms of this policy as “Business Associates”). AJK prohibits managers, supervisors, and employees from harassing subordinates or co-workers as well as AJK’s Business Associates. Any such harassment will subject an employee to disciplinary action, up to and including immediate termination. AJK likewise prohibits its Business Associates from harassing our employees, unpaid interns, and volunteers. Examples of Prohibited Sexual Harassment: Sexual harassment includes a broad spectrum of conduct including harassment based on sex, gender, gender transition, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. By way of illustration only, and not limitation, some examples of unlawful and unacceptable behavior include: • Unwanted sexual advances; • Offering an employment benefit (such as a raise or promotion) in exchange for sexual favors, or threatening an adverse action (such as termination or demotion) for an employee’s failure to engage in sexual activity; • Visual conduct, such as leering, making sexual gestures, and displaying or posting sexually suggestive objects or images; • Verbal sexual advances, propositions, requests, or comments; • Electronically sending or posting sexually-related text messages, videos, or images; • Verbal abuse of a sexual nature, graphic verbal comments about an individual’s appearance, sexually degrading words used to describe an individual, and suggestive or obscene letters, notes, or invitations; • Physical conduct, such as touching, kissing, groping, assault, or blocking movement; • Physical or verbal abuse concerning an individual’s gender, gender transition, gender identity, or gender expression; and • Verbal abuse concerning a person’s characteristics such as pitch of voice, facial hair or the size or shape of a person’s body, including remarks that a male is too feminine, or a woman is too masculine. Other Examples of What Constitutes Prohibited Harassment: In addition to the above listed conduct, AJK strictly prohibits harassment concerning any other protected characteristic. By way of illustration only, and not limitation, such prohibited harassment includes: • Racial or ethnic slurs, insults, and any other offensive remarks based on a protected characteristic; • Jokes, whether written, verbal, or electronic, that are based on a protected characteristic; • Mocking or ridiculing another’s religious or cultural beliefs, practices, or manner of dress; Revised January 2024 Page 4 of 55