Managers: Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention

Duration: 1 Hour 5 Minutes      Language: English

Recommended For:

• Managers and Supervisors 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 related to working on a harassment investigation.
• Identify expected responses and consequences after an investigation.
• Recognize examples of retaliation due to complaints of harassment and discrimination.
• Describe steps management can take to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

Course Benefits:

• Certificate of Completion. *Valid for 1 year.
• 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 the 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
• Nolo, Conducting Investigation Interviews, 2019