OUR DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND RETALIATION PREVENTION POLICY

1. Introduction and Overview

This Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation Prevention Policy reflects Peak Design’s commitment to equal employment opportunity and a respectful workplace.  It details Peak Design’s program for carrying out that commitment by preventing unlawful discrimination, harassment and retaliation from occurring in the work environment.  This policy protects individuals who perform services for the Company in the workplace, including Company employees, contractors, interns, and volunteers.  This policy refers to this broad category of protected persons as “individuals.”

State and federal law protect individuals from workplace discrimination and harassment based on certain legally protected characteristics.  Our policy uses the term “Legally Protected Characteristics” to encompass all of the categories that are protected by state and federal employment laws, including:

• Race (including traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles)
• Sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, breastfeeding, and conditions related to breastfeeding)
• Gender
• Religion (including religious dress and grooming practices)
• Color
• National origin
• Ancestry
• Physical or mental disability
• Medical condition
• Marital status
• Registered domestic partner status
• Sexual orientation
• Gender identity and gender expression
• Age (age 40 and over)
• Genetic information
• Military and/or veteran status