For employers, prevention is the key to avoiding illegal harassment on the job, including sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, age, disability, and other types of harassment. This interactive, one-day workshop examines the legal and policy concerns related to this complex workplace issue. You will review and explore:
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Inappropriate behavior that leads to harassment
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Laws, agency interpretations, and court cases
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Strategies for preventing harassment
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Harassment at the individual, group, interpersonal, and organizational level
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How to detect and resolve problem situations to avoid complaints and lawsuits
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Options for devising preventive education and training
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What is unlawful harassment?
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The scope and range of inappropriate conduct
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Contrasting social with workplace behaviors
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Achieving mutual respect in the workplace
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Legal requirements
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Current federal, state, and local legal issues
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Current EEOC guidelines
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Understanding Supreme Court cases: Oncale, Ellerth, and Faragher
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The difference between sexual harassment and other types of illegal harassment
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Employer responsibilities and employee rights
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Aligning policies to your organization's mission
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Defining roles and responsibilities of managers
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Developing procedures that will work
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Collaborating with legal staff and supporting managers
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Overview of conducting investigations
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Addressing harassment
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Individual strategies for resolving conflict
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Taking appropriate action
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Avoiding retaliation
HR, EEO, and AA professionals and specialists responsible for harassment prevention and training; persons accused of harassment; all employees
Susan W. Brecher, Shelley M. Greenwald
Your instructors will be selected from these faculty members.
This course is also available as part of Cornell's Blended Learning solutions.
