2020 - Sexual Harassment Certificate Program for HR Professionals

Define Sexual Harassment and offensive behavior that can be considered harassment
Explain the statutory regulations and legal background of Sexual Harassment.
Define Quid Prop Quo versus Hostile work environment
Understanding employers’ responsibility with sexual harassment
Identify the effects that sexual harassment has on people.
Recognize that sexual harassment of any type is a form of discrimination and will not be tolerated.
Implement ways of handling claims of sexual harassment.
Explain your role as an HR professional dealing with sexual harassment claims
Discuss precedent case law Faragher City of Boca Raton 1998
Review precedent case law Burlington Industries, Inc. v. Ellerth 1998
Review precedent case law Oncale v. Sundowner
Explain “vicarious responsibility”
Learn How To Prevent Costly Employee Litigation Claims
The liability of “you knew” or “you should have known”
Explain the steps when an employee files a claim of harassment with the Equal Opportunity Commission
Define the steps to handle sexual harassment complaints
Explain what is involved in a “Thorough” and “Prompt” investigation
Discuss EEOC’s guidelines to handle “inconclusive conclusions” in an investigation
Identify procedures to prevent sexual harassment from happening
A process on how employees file an EEOC sexual harassment claim
Companies “zero tolerance” with sexual harassment
Discuss what “constructive discharge means”
Identify the meaning of a “reasonable person”
Discuss what a prompt and thorough investigation means
Building the “puzzle”
Discuss obtaining corroboration – witness statements
Discuss how to “substantiate the allegations”
Identify the steps of “The investigative report”
Review the steps necessary to avoid a case of retaliation in addition to the sexual harassment claim