Sexual Harassment for Employees:
Basic Understanding and Behavioral Guidelines
Price: $99

The purpose of this course is to help all employees understand and deal with sexual harassment. This course will help you understand what sexual harassment is, how to recognize it, and what to do about it.
Prerequisites
None.
Benefits of taking this Course
After you complete this course you will be able to:
  • Authenticate and prove that you have met your burden of responsibility on Sexual Harassment training
  • Define sexual harassment and its two primary types
  • Identify basic myths and misconceptions surrounding sexual harassment
  • Recognize the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable touching behaviors
  • Recognize the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable looking behaviors
  • Recognize the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable verbal behaviors
  • Develop a set of skills to deal with harassers
  • Understand why sexual harassment behavior is viewed as an abuse of power
  • Develop skills to monitor and judge your own behavior to avoid being accused of sexual harassment
Course Contents

Topic 1: Introduction to Sexual Harassment Training

  • Introduction to sexual harassment training
  • Why is this training important?
  • Background information
    • Definition of sexual harassment
    • Verbal and physical harassment
    • Two types of sexual harassment situations
    • Quid Pro Quo
    • Hostile Environment
    • Hostile Environment Criteria
  • Avoiding Accusations of Harassment
  • Guidelines for avoiding accusations of harassment
  • How a harassed person feels
  • Reactions to sexual harassment

Topic 2: Common Myths about Sexual Harassment

  • Common Myths about Sexual Harassment
    • Important Facts
    • Important Statistics
    • Reverse sexual harassment

Topic 3: Appropriate Touch

  • Appropriate Touch
    • Explanation of Appropriate Touch
    • Acceptable vs Unacceptable
    • Rules of Touch
    • Appropriate Touch Review

Topic 4: Appropriate Eye Contact

  • Appropriate Eye Contact
    • Explanation of Appropriate Eye Contact
    • Acceptable vs Unacceptable Eye Contact
    • Reasonable Person Standard
    • Reasonable Woman Standard
    • Appropriate Eye-Contact Review

V. Topic 5: Appropriate Speech

  • Appropriate Speech
  • Explanation of Appropriate Speech
    • Conversational topics
  • Compliments
  • Examples of compliments
  • Innuendo
  • Sexual Innuendo
  • Sexist Innuendo
  • Jokes
  • What to do about Offensive Jokes
  • Offensive Jokes continued
  • Personal Inquiries
  • Examples of Personal Inquiries
  • Appropriate Behavior Review

Topic 6: What to do if You are Harassed

  • What to do if You are Harassed
  • Direct Confrontation
  • Company Complaint Procedure
    • If You're Not Comfortable
  • File Complaint with EEOC
    • Time Limits
    • Role of FEP Agencies
    • Late Filing
    • EEOC Investigation
    • Investigation Process

Topic 7: Special Concerns of Union Members

  • Special Concerns of Union Members
  • Your contract
  • Your union
  • Grievance procedures
    • Female union members
  • Special concerns of union members review

Topic 8: Healthy Relationships in the Workplace

  • Healthy Relationships in the Workplace
  • Consensual sexual relationships
    • Sexual relationship
  • Breaking up
  • Healthy relationships review

Topic 9: Review

Final Exam