This course is designed to help you understand and identify sexual harassment, your responsibilities, your employer’s responsibilities and compliance…
This course is designed to help you understand and identify sexual harassment, your responsibilities, your employer’s responsibilities and compliance with federal law. You will also learn how to file a complaint, the complaint process, and how to keep yourself safe.
Skills you’ll gain
Compliance TrainingEmployee MonitoringEmployee RelationsEmployers LiabilitySexual Harassment AwarenessWorkplace SafetyWhat You'll Learn
- Identify and define sexual harassment, including quid pro quo, hostile work environment, sexual misconduct, and sexual assault
- Understand your responsibilities and your employer's obligations under federal law
- File a complaint and navigate the complaint process, including what to expect afterward
- Recognize retaliation, protected activities, and when an employer is liable
- Protect yourself and support a fair workplace and improved company culture
- Understand employee employment rights and the role of documentation and recordkeeping
Key Takeaways
- The course helps employees understand and identify sexual harassment, along with their own and their employer's responsibilities and compliance with federal law.
- It distinguishes between forms of misconduct such as quid pro quo, hostile work environment, sexual misconduct, and sexual assault.
- It explains how to file a complaint, the complaint process, and what to expect after filing.
- It covers retaliation, protected activities, and the circumstances under which an employer is liable.
- It addresses how employees can keep themselves safe and contribute to a fair workplace and improved company culture.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for employees who want to understand and identify sexual harassment, their responsibilities, their employer's responsibilities, and compliance with federal law.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers what sexual harassment is, related facts and statistics, federal laws, quid pro quo, hostile work environment, sexual misconduct, sexual assault, employer obligations, employee employment rights, filing a complaint, management responsibilities, documentation and recordkeeping, what to expect after filing, employer liability, retaliation, protected activities, and how to protect yourself.
Will I learn how to file a complaint?
Yes. The course explains how to file a complaint, the complaint process, and what to expect after filing a complaint.
What skills does this course focus on?
It focuses on compliance training, employee monitoring, employee relations, employers liability, sexual harassment awareness, and workplace safety.
Does the course address retaliation?
Yes. It covers what retaliation is, protected activities, and when an employer is liable.
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Welcome to KnowledgeCity's course on sexual harassment prevention for employees. In 2017, an international movement was started with a simple hashtag on social media. The #MeToo campaign, which originated as a catchphrase in 2006, to empower women through unity and empathy, quickly went viral. It reached 85 countries, and was the subject of over 1.7 million Tweets on Twitter. This simple hashtag showed for the first time the magnitude of sexual harassment. According to a recent survey, 81% of women and 43% of men, have experienced some form of sexual harassment during their lifetime. This course is designed to help you understand and identify sexual harassment, your responsibilities, your employer's responsibilities, and compliance with federal law. You will also learn how to file a complaint, the complaint process, and how to keep yourself safe.
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