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This manual is for the exclusive use of REALTOR® members and may not be reproduced electronically or in print form for sale or use outside of the Company of which the registered user is an affiliate.  The use of the manual is not intended to identify the user as a REALTOR®.  REALTOR® is the registered collective membership mark which may be used only by real estate licensees who are members of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® and who subscribe to its Code of Ethics. Expressly prohibited is the duplication or reproduction or the use of the name \"South Carolina Association of REALTORS®\" in connection with any written form without the prior written consent of the South Carolina Association of REALTORS®.\n\u000fACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT\nThe undersigned employee/independent contractor of this Company acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Company Office Policy Manual.  As it pertains to this policy manual, the term “Broker” shall refer to [INSERT COMPANY NAME]’s Broker in Charge. The term “Associate” shall mean Employee/Independent Contractor.\nAs a condition of his/her association or employment with this Company the employee/independent contractor agrees to abide by all Articles of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, and the terms of this Manual as presently adopted and as amended in the future by publication from management of any changes.\nThis handbook, and the policies contained in it, does not create a contract of employment, express or implied, between the Company and its employees or its associated independent contractors.  All employees of the Company are employees at will.  All Independent Contractors are associated with the Company through a separate Independent Contractors agreement.  Although we hope that your employment/association with the Company will be a long and enjoyable one, either you or the Company may terminate the employment/association at any time, with or without cause or notice.\n______________________________________________\nEmployee/Independent Contractor\t                    Date\nFAIR HOUSING DECLARATION\nAs an agent of this Company, you agree to:\nProvide equal professional service without regard to the race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, handicap, familial status, or national origin of any prospective client, customer, or of the residents of any community.\nKeep informed about fair housing law and practices, improving my clients' and customers' opportunities and my business.\nUse my social media outlets, promotions and advertising in a manner that indicates that everyone is welcome and no one is excluded; expanding my client's and customer's opportunities to see, buy, or lease property.\nInform my clients and customers about their rights and responsibilities under the fair housing laws by providing brochures and other information.\nDocument my efforts to provide professional service, which will assist me in becoming a more responsive and successful (REALTOR®)  (real estate licensee).\nRefuse to tolerate non-compliance.\nReport violations of the REALTOR® Code of Ethics, fair housing laws, and license laws to my Broker.\nLearn about those who are different from me, and celebrate those differences.\nTake a positive approach to fair housing practices and aspire to follow the spirit as well as the letter of the law.\nDevelop and implement fair housing practices for my Company to carry out the spirit of this declaration.\nNot use harassing speech, hate speech, epithets or slurs based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, national origin, sexual orientation, or gender identity.\n[Note: Consider asking your agents to take NAR’s fair housing immersive online simulation training—the training will put your agents in the shoes of a client experiencing discrimination as they try ","cbCaihfHVGRSKjoq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihfHVGRSKjoq","docx",52940,19,"English","# ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND AGREEMENT\n## Definitions and obligations\n## Disclaimer and employment status\n# FAIR HOUSING DECLARATION\n## Equal service and nondiscrimination\n## Reporting, documentation, and training\n# RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES\n## What constitutes a dispute\n## Intra-office disputes between associates\n## Disagreement between broker and associate\n# INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR\n## Definition","[{\"question\":\"What must the employee or independent contractor acknowledge in the agreement section?\",\"answer\":\"The signer acknowledges receipt of the Company Office Policy Manual and agrees that the defined terms of Broker and Associate apply to the manual’s policies.\"},{\"question\":\"Are the policies in the manual intended to create an employment contract?\",\"answer\":\"No. The manual and its policies do not create a contract of employment. 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