Diversity Management Certificate - ILR School - Cornell University
Diversity Management Certificate - ILR School - Cornell University
Diversity Management Certificate - ILR School - Cornell University
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$795 | Course EO220<br />
Harassment Prevention in the Workplace<br />
March 17, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 to 4:30<br />
September 22, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 to 4:30<br />
December 10, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York City. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:00 to 4:30<br />
Equal Employment Opportunities | Workshops<br />
For employers, prevention is the key to avoiding illegal harassment on the<br />
job, including sexual, racial, religious, ethnic, age, disability, and other types<br />
of harassment. This interactive, one-day workshop examines the legal and<br />
policy concerns related to this complex workplace issue. You will review<br />
and explore:<br />
• Inappropriate behavior that leads to harassment<br />
• Laws, agency interpretations, and court cases<br />
• Strategies for preventing harassment<br />
• Harassment at the individual, group, interpersonal, and<br />
organizational level<br />
• How to detect and resolve problem situations to avoid complaints<br />
and lawsuits<br />
• Options for devising preventive education and training<br />
Key Topics<br />
• What is unlawful harassment?<br />
– The scope and range of inappropriate conduct<br />
– Contrasting social with workplace behaviors<br />
– Achieving mutual respect in the workplace<br />
• Legal requirements<br />
– Current federal, state, and local legal issues<br />
– Current EEOC guidelines<br />
– Understanding Supreme Court cases: Oncale, Ellerth, and Faragher<br />
– The difference between sexual harassment and other types of illegal<br />
harassment<br />
• Employer responsibilities and employee rights<br />
– Aligning policies to your organization’s mission<br />
– Defining roles and responsibilities of managers<br />
– Developing procedures that will work<br />
– Collaborating with legal staff and supporting managers<br />
– Overview of conducting investigations<br />
• Addressing harassment<br />
– Individual strategies for resolving conflict<br />
– Taking appropriate action<br />
– Avoiding retaliation<br />
Who Will Benefit<br />
HR, EEO, and AA professionals and specialists responsible for harassment<br />
prevention and training; persons accused of harassment; all employees<br />
Instructors<br />
Susan W. Brecher, Shelley M. Greenwald, Laura S. Hertzog<br />
This course is also available as part of <strong>Cornell</strong>’s Blended Learning solutions. For more<br />
information, see www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog/blendedlearning<br />
28 | Register at www.ilr.cornell.edu/mgmtprog