Sexual Harassment Prevention for Managers

Sexual harassment cases cost corporations millions of dollars in legal fees and lost revenue every year. Potential sexual harassment entanglements can appear anywhere in the work environment and in many different forms. As a manager, you need to be on constant alert as to what goes on in the workplace and know how to deal with inappropriate and illegal behaviors. This course provides practical examples designed to raise management awareness of the potential employee issues and the legal liabilities associated with sexual harassment. To fulfill the two-hour sexual harassment training requirements of California AB 1825, this course should be taken in conjunction with Sexual Harassment and Abusive Conduct Prevention for Managers (CA AB 1825 and 2053).

This online Sexual Harassment Prevention for Managers course covers the following topics:

• Scenarios: What Would You Do?
• Reasons for Harassment
• Defining Sexual Harassment
• Prevalence of Harassment
• History
• Lawsuits and Other Costs
• Tort Law
• Punitive Damages and Hidden Costs

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• List and define the different types of sexual harassment
• Identify appropriate, inappropriate and illegal behaviors through factual scenarios
• Understand federal laws and legal trends for sexual harassment
• List the actual and hidden costs of sexual harassment
• List and apply methods for resolving sexual harassment complaints
• Identify and explain the role of the manager in reducing potential legal liability

Approximately 70 minutes

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to pass this course. The course is able to be taken three times in efforts to achieve the pass mark. Printable resources are available in the form of a comprehensive student manual. The manual is a valuable resource for future use and knowledge retention.

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.