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Sexual Harassment Prevention: Managers and Supervisors

Understand and protect employees from sexual harassment
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Course: On-Demand
Essential Provider KnowledgeCity  21 Lessons ·  32m  in Arabic, English, Spanish 

Course Description

This course is designed to help you understand and identify sexual harassment, your responsibilities, your organization’s responsibilities and compliance with federal law. You will also learn the best practices for handling complaints and preventing retaliation.

What You'll Learn

  • Identify and understand what constitutes sexual harassment, including quid pro quo and hostile work environment
  • Recognize your responsibilities and your organization's responsibilities for compliance with federal law
  • Apply best practices for handling complaints when a complaint is filed
  • Prevent retaliation by understanding protected activities and what retaliation is
  • Build fair workplaces and improve company culture, including training your employees
  • Distinguish related concepts such as sexual misconduct, sexual assault, and risk factors for sexual harassment

Key Takeaways

  • The course helps managers and supervisors understand and identify sexual harassment and their related responsibilities.
  • It covers compliance with federal law and the obligations of employers and managers.
  • It addresses best practices for handling complaints and preventing retaliation.
  • It explains forms of misconduct including quid pro quo, sexual assault, and hostile work environment.
  • It covers improving company culture, employee employment rights, and tips for training employees.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who is this course for?

It is designed for managers and supervisors, helping them understand and identify sexual harassment and their responsibilities.

What does this course cover?

It covers understanding and identifying sexual harassment, your responsibilities, your organization's responsibilities, compliance with federal law, best practices for handling complaints, and preventing retaliation.

What topics about retaliation are included?

The course explains what retaliation is, protected activities, and best practices for preventing retaliation.

What skills does this course help build?

It builds skills in behavior management, compliance training, disciplinary counseling, sexual harassment awareness, workplace safety, and workplace violence prevention and response.

Does the course address employer obligations and policy?

Yes. It covers the employer's obligation, a sexual harassment prevention policy, employee employment rights, and employer and manager responsibilities.