This online Harassment & Retaliation Prevention for Employees and Supervisors (U.S.) course is an engaging, high impact, edutainment-style course for employees and supervisors (except for supervisors subject to 2-hour state training requirements); covers all types of unlawful harassment and retaliation; includes practical, easily understood explanations of employee complaint procedure and supervisor responsibilities; and features a high-powered attorney, dynamic facilitators, and professional actors.

This content developer is recognized by the International Competency Assessment Board (I-CAB) for its expertise in this subject matter and is listed as a competency development resource for I-CAB assessments.

• Definitions and examples:
  • Harassment, including quid pro quo, hostile environments, and physical, verbal, and visual harassment
  • Retaliation
  • Discrimination
  • State and Federal laws
  • Protected categories
  • Consequences of discrimination and harassment
  • Supervisory responsibilities and liability:
    • Knew or should have known
    • Immediate and appropriate action
    • Confidentiality
  • Employee complaint procedure
  • Bystander reporting
  • Intent vs. impact
  • Reasonable person standard
  • Workplace romance; favoritism
  • Consenting vs. welcome
  • Power abuse and intimidation
  • 3rd-party non-employees (e.g. contractors, clients, vendors, and temps)
  • Off-site work-related activities
  • Cross cultural conflict
  • Gender identity/expression and sexual orientation
  • Potential for violence
  • Social media and technology
  • Workplace bullying
  • The importance of documentation
  • Personal liability

Approximately 60 minutes

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.

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