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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

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