Description
If you are an employer, and particularly if you are an HR practitioner, you will at some point have to address – and investigate –sexual harassment allegations. While not all states specifically require employers to have policies and conduct training regarding sexual harassment, (though a number of them do) as a practical matter your company still needs to have policies and training in place. Why? Without them, your company is at best ill-equipped to prevent or address harassment in its workplace. In this session we will explore what is and is not harassment, your company’s obligations, and its liability if it fails to fulfill those obligations, how best to fulfill them, and ideally the steps your company can take to protect itself from such risks in the first place.
What will You Learn:
- Your legal obligations to prevent and address harassment in your workplace (and which states require employer to provide sexual harassment training);
- What constitutes harassment and the types of harassment that can occur in the workplace (including same-sex harassment and harassment based on sexual orientation & gender identity);
- Proper responses to allegations of sexual and unlawful harassment in the workplace to protect your organization
- Legal Pitfalls to Avoid When Conducting Sexual Harassment and Workplace Investigations in the Workplace
- How To Properly Conduct Sexual Harassment and Workplace Investigations
- What does, “prompt, thorough, impartial” actually mean and addressing “He-said, She-said” scenarios.
- Interviewing Witnesses
- How and when slipshod investigations cost Employers
- Addressing How to Handle He Said-She Said Scenarios
- Affirmative defences against liability;
- And much more!
Why You should Attend:
Even though sexual harassment has been illegal for 60 years, sadly it still runs rampant. Allegations alone can be enough to bring down a once-powerful executive – and often the company s/he represented. Add to that, the social media posts, blogs, and stories in all forms from many women, coming forward, allege that their superiors and co-workers in all sectors at all levels have sexually harassed them and many times their complaints were ignored or swept under the rug. This trend, if anything, appears to be growing. Employers, business owners and HR practitioners need to know how to respond to sexual harassment allegations, and what measures they can and should take to prevent it from occurring at all. In this webinar, you will learn appropriate actions you should take when or if you should ever receive such complaints and how to be proactive in ensuring a harassment-free work environment
Who should Attend:
- Business Owners
- Executives
- Senior Managers
- HR Directors
- HR Managers
- Workplace Investigators
- Workplace Safety Officers
- In-House Counsel
**PLEASE NOTE: This training is intended to address some of the more common issues arising out of sexual harassment in the workplace. This training is not formulated to comply with any particular state’s sexual harassment training requirements as those requirements vary from state-to-state and attendees of this session tend to work for companies throughout the United States. The speaker is available for training tailored to your organization’s specific needs.
