Code of Conduct  

We at Heater Allen Brewing will not tolerate harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including sexual harassment and pregnancy), marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or any other status protected by applicable law. This policy applies to employees of Heater Allen Brewing as well as public consumers where appropriate. Violations of this policy will not be tolerated.

1. “Unlawful harassment” is conduct that has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; has the purpose or effect of substantially and unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance; or otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment opportunities because of the individual’s membership in a protected class.

a. Unlawful harassment includes, but is not limited to, epithets; slurs; jokes; pranks; innuendo; comments; denigrating jokes or display or circulation of written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group based on their protected characteristic; stereotyping; or other threatening, hostile, or intimidating acts based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, gender, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, veteran status, or other characteristic protected by state or federal law.

2. “Sexual harassment” is generally defined under both state and federal law as unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature where:

a. Submission to or rejection of such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of any individual’s employment or as a basis for employment decisions; or

b. Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.

c. Other sexually oriented conduct, whether intended or not, that is unwelcome and has the effect of creating a work environment that is hostile, offensive, intimidating, or humiliating to workers may also constitute sexual harassment.

d. While it is not possible to list all those additional circumstances that may constitute sexual harassment, the following are some examples of conduct that, if unwelcome, may constitute sexual harassment depending on the totality of the circumstances, including the severity of the conduct and its pervasiveness:

i. Unwanted sexual advances, whether they involve physical touching or not; Sexual epithets, jokes, written or oral references to sexual conduct, gossip regarding one’s sex life, comments about an individual’s body, comments about an individual’s sexual activity, deficiencies, or prowess; Displaying sexually suggestive objects, pictures, or cartoons; Unwelcome leering, whistling, brushing up against the body, sexual gestures, or suggestive or insulting comments; Inquiries into one’s sexual experiences; and discussion of one’s sexual activities.

Employees of Heater Allen Brewing must adhere to this code of conduct at work and whenever they are representing the brewery. If they feel uncomfortable when representing the brewery, whether it is at an event or an account, Heater Allen will support the employee in whatever way they need. 

Employees that do not adhere to this code of conduct will be given one warning to improve their behavior, if the behavior is not improved the employee will be terminated. Certain behavior has zero tolerance and if an employee is found to have engaged in that sort of behavior they will be terminated immediately. 

Customers of Heater Allen should also feel safe in our facilities. If a customer is experiencing inappropriate behavior or behaving in inappropriate behavior we will do whatever we can in our power to rectify the situation. Any customer that does not adhere to our code of conduct when on our premises will be asked to leave.