Employees: Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention

Duration: 45 Minutes      Language: English

Recommended For:

• Employees in all industries who work in the following states where this course would satisfy training requirements:

  • Delaware

  • Illinois

  • Maine

  • Massachusetts

  • Rhode Island

  • Vermont

  • Washington

Topics Covered:

• Recognize what constitutes sexual harassment, its negative impacts and the importance of having a sexual harassment policy.

• Identify examples of physical, verbal and displayed harassment, quid pro quo sexual harassment, electronic harassment and abusive conduct.

• Identify who is liable in harassment situations.

• Recognize the actions an employee, a bystander and a supervisor should take when harassment is observed and / or reported.

• Recognize proper conduct, protections and procedures during a harassment investigation.

• Identify expected responses and consequences after an investigation.

• Recognize examples of retaliation due to complaints of harassment and discrimination.

• Describe actions employees can take to help prevent harassment in the workplace.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 2 years.

• Examination record available for employer.

Regulations:

• Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

• Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

• Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA).

• Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA).

• Civil Rights Act of 1991.

• Equal Pay Act of 1963 (EPA).

• Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (GINA).

• EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Vicarious Employer Liability for Unlawful Harassment by Supervisors, 4/2010.

• Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Confidentiality Policies that Survive EEOC and NLRB Scrutiny, 2/2019.