Full text of Utah Utah Code § 67-26-102 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 67-26-102. Definitions.
Effective 7/1/2021 67-26-102.
Definitions. As used in this chapter:
(1)
(a)
"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.
(b)
"Abusive conduct" does not mean a single act unless the act is an especially severe and egregious act that meets the standard described in Subsection (1)(a)(i), (ii), or (iii).
(2)
"Abusive conduct complaint process" means the process described in Section 67-26-202.
(3)
"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.
(4)
"Division" means the Division of Human Resource Management.
(5)
(a)
"Employee" means an employee of an employer.
(b)
"Employee" includes an elected or appointed official of an employer.
(6)
"Employer" means:
(a)
a state executive branch agency; or
(b)
an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102.
(7)
"Office" means the Career Service Review Office created under Section 67-19a-201.
(8)
"Physical harm" means the impairment of an individual's physical health or bodily integrity, as established by competent evidence.
(9)
"Psychological harm" means the impairment of an individual's mental health, as established by competent evidence.
(10)
(a)
"State executive branch agency" means a department, division, office, bureau, or other organization within the state executive branch.
(b)
"State executive branch agency" includes an agency under the authority of the governor, lieutenant governor, state treasurer, state auditor, or attorney general.
(c)
"State executive branch agency" does not include the Utah System of Higher Education or an independent entity, as defined in Section 63E-1-102.
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