This course is designed to explain how the basic legal concepts of employment discrimination, are applied in the areas of sex discrimination and sexual harassment. The regulations and case law affecting these areas are reviewed. This course equips practitioners to advise management on the best ways to prevent complaints of sex discrimination and sexual harassment, and how to avoid agency liability when they do occur.

Course Components

Chapter 1: Gender Discrimination
Chapter 2: Sexual Harassment
Chapter 3: Same-sex Discrimination and Sexual Orientation
Chapter 4: Sexual Behavior and the Workplace

Learning Outcomes

After completion of this course, you'll be able to:

• Advise management on how to avoid discrimination in hiring, promotion and pay discrimination on the basis of gender.
• Apply EEO principles in the areas of same-sex and sexual orientation discrimination.
• Correctly handle sexual harassment complaints to protect the rights of all concerned and to avoid general agency liability.
• Analyze sexual harassment complaints, including both exposure to a hostile work environment and tangible employment actions.
• Distinguish between welcome and unwelcome sexual behavior.
• Analyze how workplace atmosphere and behavior of complainants and coworkers can determine the outcome of a sexual harassment complaint.
• Complete chapter assessments with 100% mastery and the final assessment with 80% mastery.

How do cyberFEDS^® eLearning courses work? Visit www.lrp.com/cfelearn for details.