This course is designed to explain how the basic legal concepts of employment discrimination, are applied in the areas of reprisal-based disparate treatment and harassment, as well as per se violations of the law against retaliation. The regulations and case law affecting these areas are reviewed. This course equips practitioners to recognize potential problems and advise management on the best ways to prevent and address complaints of reprisal-based discrimination.

Course Components

Chapter 1: Defining Reprisal
Chapter 2: Reprisal-Based Disparate Treatment
Chapter 3: Retaliatory Harassment
Chapter 4: Unlawful "Chilling" of EEO Activity

Learning Outcomes

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

• Define reprisal in connection with EEO activity.
• Identify who is protected form reprisal.
• Recognize EEO activity.
• Explain the need for a connection between EEO activity and the adverse action alleged.
• Successfully identify reprisal-based disparate treatment and harassment, as well as per se retaliation.
• Identify ways to help your agency avoid reprisal-based actions.
• Complete chapter assessments with 100% mastery and the final assessment with 80% mastery.

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