Sexual Harassment

This series is designed to raise awareness of sexual harassment as a workplace problem, identify strategies for harassed workers to follow in seeking redress, and outline legal avenues through which harassment complaints can be pursued. This series is for people who want to learn what behavior constitutes harassment so that they can avoid committing it themselves, as well as managers who are interested in preventing sexual harassment within their organizations.

Syllabus

UNDERSTANDING THE ISSUES

Provides an overview of sexual harassment in the workplace, including an introduction to the causes and effects of harassment, the legal definition of harassing behavior, and steps that can be taken to resolve problem situations.

• Defining Sexual Harassment
• Identifying the Causes
• Understanding the Effects
• Understanding the Law
• Responding to Harassment

UNDERSTANDING THE LAW

Examines the legal definition of harassing conduct and explains how to determine whether specific workplace behavior meets this definition.

• Identifying Sexual Conduct
• Identifying Unreasonable, Severe Conduct
• Identifying Unwelcome Conduct

ASSESSING PROBLEM SITUATIONS

Helps users apply their knowledge of sexual harassment law to individual workplace situations.

• Perceptions and Experiences
• Office Romance and Other Gray Areas
• Pin-ups, Jokes, and Innuendos

RESPONDING EFFECTIVELY

Helps users identify appropriate responses to sexually harassing behavior.

• Deciding Whether to Act
• Confronting a Harasser
• Strategies for Harassed Workers

DESIGNING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Helps users construct policies and procedures to prevent sexual harassment within their organization.

• Evaluating Your Workplace
• Designing an Effective Policy
• Implementing Complaint Procedures
• Training Employees

FEDERAL AND STATE LAW

Helps users understand the process through which sexual harassment claims are handled at the federal and state level, and helps them determine what federal regulations apply to their own organizations.

• The Civil Rights Act
• Counting Employees
• Filing a Claim with the EEOC
• Action by the EEOC
• State Fair Employment Practices Laws

COMMON LAW TORT ACTIONS

Helps users identify common-law actions that may be filed by harassed workers.

• Circumstances of Tort Actions
• Tort Actions Related to Criminal Charges
• Tort Actions Related to Employment Law
• Other Tort Actions
• Disadvantages of Tort Actions
• Worker's Compensation

Qualifications

Qualification: Printable Transcript

On completion of this course you may print a transcript off as evidence of your progression throughout the course.

Requirements for Entry

There is no experience or previous qualifications required for enrolment on this course. It is available to all students, of all academic backgrounds.

Study Options

If you do not have Internet access, or would prefer to study this course via the traditional paper/postal based study method, you can find more information on the course by clicking on the link below.

Study Hours

This is only an approximate figure and is dependant upon how much time you can dedicate to your studies and how well you grasp the learning concepts in the course material. Furthermore, at the end of each lesson there is a question paper that needs to be completed and returned to your tutor. You should allow at least 1 - 2 hours of study to complete each question paper.

The approximate amount of time required to complete the course is: 40 hrs.