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Preventing Sexual Harassment: How to Minimize Organizational Risk (Employees)

Sexual harassment is prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a form of discrimination based on gender. It is illegal, and the cost is high should you or your organization be found guilty. This 3-hour training course is designed to meet state-mandated training requirements and provides employees with a clear understanding of what legally constitutes harassment and what to do if it occurs.

Course Outcomes

Identify and understand how sexual harassment is defined
Contribute to a safe and healthy work environment
Minimize organizational and personal liability for unlawful sexual harassment actions
Help reduce organizational risk and mitigate the cost of possible lawsuits and fines
Increase teamwork and productivity and improve morale
Improve communications with co-workers and management

Course Agenda

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Session 1: Sexual Harassment: Clarify the Facts

The startling facts surrounding sexual harassment in the workplace and how to avoid becoming another statistic
Identify how the EEOC defines sexual harassment
Apply state guidelines to the definition of sexual harassment in the workplace
Recognize the impact of sexual harassment on the victim, the harasser and the organization
Understand the financial and hard-to-measure costs of harassment in the workplace

Session 2: Identify the Problem

Spot and minimize the types of harassment most likely to occur in the workplace
Understand the legal definition of sexual harassment
Define “quid pro quo” and “hostile work environment”
Learn the difference between conduct that may be inappropriate and conduct which is harassing
Understand and apply the reasonable person standard to determine whether a hostile work environment exists
Develop sensitivity and avoid behaviors that could be construed as sexual harassment
Avoid unintentional harassment
Defuse disrespectful or harassing situations

Session 3: Assertively Take Control

Assume responsibility and learn how to assertively communicate your feelings and put sexual harassers on notice
Practical jokes, games and innuendo that can lead to discrimination or sexual harassment
File a sexual harassment complaint following organizational, state and federal guidelines
Respond appropriately when a sexual harassment complaint has been filed against you
What to do if you are witness to or become a victim of harassing behavior
Identify how sexual advances and propositions can result in sexual harassment

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