PAP.9.8.250 Workplace Violence by Guests

(a) The Gaming Enterprises are concerned about the increased violence in society, which has also filtered into many workplaces, and has taken steps to help prevent incidents of violence from occurring at its facilities. It is our policy to expressly prohibit any acts or threats of violence against any employee in or about our facilities or elsewhere at any time. We will not condone any acts or threats of violence against our team members, customers, or visitors on the property of the Gaming Enterprises at any time or while they are engaged in business with or on behalf of the Gaming Enterprises, on or off our premises.

(b) In keeping with the spirit and intent of this policy, and to ensure the objectives in this regard are attained, the Gaming Enterprises is committed to the following:

(1) To provide a safe and healthful work environment;

(2) To take appropriate action when dealing with customers, former employees, or visitors to our property who engage in such behavior. Such action may include notifying the police or other law enforcement personnel and prosecuting violators of this policy to the maximum extent of the law;

(3) To establish viable security measures to ensure that the facilities of the Gaming Enterprises are safe and secure to the maximum extent possible and to properly handle access to the facilities of the Gaming Enterprises by the public, off-duty employees, and former employees.

(c) Guests, customers, visitors, and former team members shall not bring or possess unauthorized firearms or other weapons onto the Gaming Enterprise premises. Any Guests, customers, visitors, and former team members who displays a tendency to engage in violent, abusive, or threatening behavior or who otherwise engages in behavior that the Gaming Enterprises, in its sole discretion, deems offensive or inappropriate, or who possesses a firearm or weapon in violation of this policy will be subject to removal from the premises of the Gaming Enterprises.

(d) Team members have a "duty to warn" management of any suspicious workplace activity or situations or incidents that they observe or that they are aware of that involve guests, customers, visitors, and former team members and that appear problematic. This includes, for example, threats or acts of violence, aggressive behavior, offensive acts, threatening or offensive comments or remarks, and the like. Employee reports made pursuant to this policy will be held in confidence to the maximum possible extent. The Gaming Enterprises will not condone any form of retaliation against any employee for making a report under this policy.