Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 67 > Chapter 26 > Part 2 - Abusive Conduct

• Abusive conduct: means verbal, nonverbal, or physical conduct of an employee to another employee of the same employer that, based on the severity, nature, or frequency of the conduct, a reasonable person would determine:

  (i)	is intended to cause intimidation, humiliation, or unwarranted distress;

  (ii)	results in substantial physical harm or substantial psychological harm as a result of intimidation, humiliation, or unwarranted distress; or

  (iii)

  exploits an employee's known physical or psychological disability. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Administrative review process: means a process that allows an employee, in relation to the findings of an abusive conduct investigation, to seek an administrative review that: (a)  an employer conducts in accordance with Section 67-26-202; or (b)  in relation to a state executive branch agency, the Career Service Review Office conducts in accordance with Section 67-19a-501. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. Division: means the Division of Human Resource Management. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Employee: includes an elected or appointed official of an employer. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Employer: means : (a)  a state executive branch agency; or (b)  an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Office: means the Career Service Review Office created under Section 67-19a-201. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Physical harm: means the impairment of an individual's physical health or bodily integrity, as established by competent evidence. See Utah Code 67-26-102 Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 Psychological harm: means the impairment of an individual's mental health, as established by competent evidence. See Utah Code 67-26-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 State executive branch agency: includes an agency under the authority of the governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, state auditor, or attorney general. See Utah Code 67-26-102