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Harassment Prevention and Appropriate Behaviors in the Workplace

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$895

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QQAQUR

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Provider:
Cornell University-ILR (View Profile)

Topic(s):
Human Resources > Diversity & EEO

Who Should Attend?
HR, EEO, and AA professionals and specialists responsible for handling harassment prevention and training; persons accused of harassment; all employees

• Human Resources and the Law

Full Seminar Description

• Inappropriate behavior that leads to harassment
• Laws, agency interpretations, and court cases
• Strategies for preventing harassment
• Harassment at the individual, group, interpersonal, and organizational level
• How to detect and resolve problem situations to avoid complaints and lawsuits
• Options for devising preventive education and training

Key Topics

• What is unlawful harassment?
• -- The scope and range of inappropriate conduct
• -- Contrasting social with workplace behaviors
• -- Achieving mutual respect in the workplace
• Legal requirements
• -- Current federal, state, and local legal issues
• -- Current EEOC guidelines
• -- Understanding the Supreme Court cases: Oncale, Ellerth, and Faragher
• -- The difference between sexual harassment and other types of illegal harassment
• Employer responsibilities and employee rights
• -- Aligning policies to your organization's mission
• -- Defining roles and responsibilities of managers
• -- Developing procedures that will work
• -- Collaborating with legal staff and supporting managers
• -- Overview of conducting investigations
• Addressing harassment
• -- Individual strategies for resolving conflict
• -- Taking appropriate action
• -- Avoiding retaliation

Who Will Benefit

Sponsor Background:

• Over 50 years ago, Cornell University's School of Industrial and Labor Relations was formed to provide training to employers to improve workplaces and workplace life.
• Cornell workshops have a reputation for being current in subject theory and application as well as on legal or regulatory issues.
• Classes are highly interactive…between student and instructor and student to student.
• Discussion groups, case studies, role plays, and other exercises provide practice for your learning.
• Your instructors are skilled communicators and experienced professionals committed to providing the finest in real world, practical education.
• The majority of our clients are repeat users…a testimony to the quality and value received.

Substitution and Cancellation Policy

Substitutions of registrants can be made at any time. Cancellations and transfers are subject to a 25% charge unless received in writing one week prior to the program. Registrants who do not cancel in writing prior to the program date and who do not attend are responsible for the entire fee.

PLEASE NOTE: CORNELL NO LONGER ACCEPTS REGISTRATIONS WITH THE "BILL ME" OPTION. ALL WORKSHOPS MUST BE PAID IN ADVANCE EITHER BY CREDIT CARD OR PROOF OF PAYMENT SUCH AS A PO NUMBER.

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