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Compliance and Legal Considerations for Learning and Development

If your business wants to avoid fees and other legal issues, it’s important to keep up to date on employment laws and regulations, which can quickly…

If your business wants to avoid fees and other legal issues, it’s important to keep up to date on employment laws and regulations, which can quickly change. Topics like the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 are all important requirements for employers and employees to be aware of. But how can you ensure that employees are aware of these topics and their requirements so that your business stays compliant? This is where employee training programs on compliance and mandatory topics come into play. Developing a robust and interactive learning and development program can help employees get involved in creating a diverse, inclusive, and ethical workplace. 

In this Compliance and Legal Considerations for Learning and Development course, we’ll cover the federal laws and regulations that affect the mandatory employee training you offer. We’ll also explore how to create robust and engaging learning and development sessions. By the end of this course, you’ll learn how to promote ethical behavior in your employee training and development programs.   

Learning Objectives

  • Identify federal laws and compliance requirements
  • Recognize how to promote ethics in the workplace
  • Develop an engaging employee training program
  • Promote ethical behavior in your employee training program

Author: Jonna Depugh

Duration: 13m · 5 lessons
Language: English

Skills you’ll gain

Personal IntegrityTraining And DevelopmentLabor Compliance

What You'll Learn

  • Identify federal laws and compliance requirements that affect mandatory employee training
  • Recognize how to promote ethics in the workplace
  • Develop an engaging and robust employee training program
  • Promote ethical behavior in your employee training and development programs
  • Apply compliance management within learning and development programs

Key Takeaways

  • Employment laws and regulations can change quickly, so keeping up to date helps a business avoid fees and other legal issues.
  • Employee training programs on compliance and mandatory topics help ensure employees are aware of important legal requirements so the business stays compliant.
  • A robust and interactive learning and development program can help employees contribute to a diverse, inclusive, and ethical workplace.
  • This course covers the federal laws and regulations that affect mandatory employee training and how to create engaging learning and development sessions.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does this course cover?

The course covers the federal laws and regulations that affect the mandatory employee training you offer, and explores how to create robust and engaging learning and development sessions, including how to promote ethical behavior in your training and development programs.

What will I be able to do after completing this course?

By the end of the course, you'll learn how to promote ethical behavior in your employee training and development programs. You'll also be able to identify federal laws and compliance requirements, recognize how to promote ethics in the workplace, and develop an engaging employee training program.

What topics or laws are mentioned in this course?

The course references employment laws and regulations such as the Title VII Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 as important requirements for employers and employees to be aware of.

What skills does this course help build?

This course helps build skills in Personal Integrity, Training and Development, and Labor Compliance.

How is the course structured?

The course includes lessons covering an Introduction, an Overview of Federal Laws and Regulations for L&D, Compliance Management in L&D Programs, Ethical Guidelines in Employee Training and Development, and a Test Your Knowledge section.

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How do companies ensure that all parts of their operations stay legally compliant? When you think of legal compliance, you might not consider how it applies to your learning and development programs. Learn about the key considerations for legal compliance with our course on Compliance and legal considerations for learning and development. This course will help you ensure inclusivity, accessibility, and workplace safety within your learning and development programs by understanding key legislation. Explore the strategies and practices for managing compliance in learning and development programs in order to meet legal requirements and ethical standards, and promote ethical behavior by understanding the ethical considerations that need to be integrated into training and development programs. Don't face the consequences of non compliance. Take a proactive approach with Compliance and legal considerations for learning and development.

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