Self-Study: Surgent's New York: Avoiding Harassment and Discrimination in the Workplace

Overview

This course is available until April 30, 2025.

The law is clear that to avoid liability for unlawful harassment claims, employers must take preventive steps. One such preventative step is effective, professional training. This course includes information specific to New York employees.

Highlights

An overview of workplace harassment and discrimination laws
Clear definitions of unlawful harassment, hostile work environment, discrimination, and protected categories
An overview of sexual harassment, workplace retaliation, and both internal and external complaint procedures
Real-world examples to help employees understand the differences between unlawful harassment and lawful workplace interactions and assess whether they need to modify their workplace conduct

Prerequisites

None

Designed For

All employees

Objectives

Understand what workplace harassment is based on any protected characteristics with examples and an explanation that harassment is a form of discrimination under the law (local, state, and federal)
Understand what sexual harassment is with examples and an explanation that sexual harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination under the law (local, state, and federal)
Understand the internal complaint process (reporting to any supervisor or HR) that is available to employees through their employer to address sexual harassment claims. Employers should provide employee participants with contact information for the individuals within their company who accept complaints.
Be informed of the complaint process available through the NYC Commission on Human Rights, the New York State Division of Human Rights, and the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, including contact information
Understand the prohibition on retaliation in the workplace, including examples
Understand bystander intervention, including practical tools employees could use to engage in bystander intervention
Understand the responsibilities of supervisory and managerial employees in the prevention of workplace harassment (including sexual harassment) and retaliation