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:
            (1)(a)(i) is intended to cause intimidation, humiliation, or unwarranted distress;
            (1)(a)(ii) results in substantial physical harm or substantial psychological harm as a result of intimidation, humiliation, or unwarranted distress; or
            (1)(a)(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:
       (3)(a) an employer conducts in accordance with Section 67-26-202; or
       (3)(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 :
       (6)(a) a state executive branch agency; or
       (6)(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 :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See 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