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Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention for Managers Overview

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize what constitutes sexual harassment, its negative impacts, and the importance of having a sexual harassment policy
  • 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
  • Describe steps employees and management can take to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace

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14 minutes

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This lesson informs you of the liabilities and consequences associated with sexual harassment and other types of harassment in the workplace. Additionally, it covers how to respond when harassment occurs, the aspects of a harassment investigation, the dangers of retaliation, and the steps both employees and management must take in order to prevent sexual or other types of harassment.

Course Outline
  • Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Prevention for Managers Overview
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
  • Nolo, Conducting Investigation Interviews, 2019

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