Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors in Connecticut
Course Description:
Sexual harassment is offensive conduct that undermines an otherwise respectful workplace because it:
- Creates a negative work environment in which people are tense, fearful, uncomfortable, and often humiliated
- Interferes with effective job performance
- Undermines trust and respect and makes good working relationships impossible
- Exposes your organization to liability
Course Duration: 125 minutes
Why “Sexual Harassment Prevention Training for Supervisors in Connecticut” Matters:
At the completion of this course, the participant will be able to:
- Describe requirements
- Recognize sexual harassment
- Identify how to report
- Choose appropriate behavior
- Maintain a positive, productive environment
Key Points:
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Connecticut’s Fair Employment Practices Act, or CFEPA, prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace.
- Employers must prevent sexual harassment in the workplace and, should harassment occur, take steps to correct it and prevent it from recurring.
- Always respond promptly and effectively to any sexual harassment you observe or that is reported to you.
- Anyone at any level in the organization can commit sexual harassment or be harassed.
- Employers can be liable for quid pro quo harassment and hostile work environment harassment.
