UCLA seeks to encourage students, faculty, and staff to report any problem, concern, or complaint about sexual harassment. Retaliation against someone who reports or provides information about sexual harassment is strictly prohibited. Any act of reprisal violates UCLA policy and will result in appropriate disciplinary action. Examples of actions that might be retaliation against a complainant, witness or other participant in the complaint process include:

• Singling the person out in class for harsher treatment;
• Lowering a grade or evaluation;
• Failing to hire, failing to promote, withholding pay increases, assigning more onerous work, abolishing a position, demotion, or discharge;
• Providing negative information about the person in order to interfere with his or her prospects for employment or admission to an academic program

Even where well intentioned, attempts to insulate or protect a complainant by changing his or her work environment or schedule or duties or by transferring the complainant to another office may be retaliatory. Before a supervisor takes any such action the supervisor should consult with the appropriate resource.

Any act of retaliation will be treated as a separate and distinct incident, regardless of the outcome of the harassment complaint.