In today’s business environment, harassment of any kind is a huge concern. Between fiscal year 2018 and 2021, harassment charges, including those involving sexual harassment, accounted for approximately thirty-five (35%) of all complaints received by the EEOC.
For employers, a major defense to a harassment claim is employee training regarding how to prevent and respond to workplace harassment.
When conducting harassment training, employers should:
- Onboard new employees.
- Explicitly outline what is harassment, discrimination and retaliation.
- Review and reinforce the company’s anti-harassment policy.
- Prepare a clear strategy to prevent harassment and other abusive conduct.
- Prepare training examples.
- Tailor training to the type of work environment that employees utilize.
- Offer additional resources regarding employee harassment
Companies should have extremely robust internal policies prohibiting any type of harassment.
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