How do you deter discriminatory behavior in today’s increasingly diverse workplace?
Preventing Employment Discrimination training courses teach employees and their supervisors how to identify, avoid, and report discrimination in the workplace.
Course Objectives
- Identify behavior that might be considered discriminatory
- Explain the legal and other consequences of discrimination
- Describe every employee’s responsibility in creating a workplace free of discrimination
- State what actions to take against discrimination.
- Identify policies and procedures on non-discrimination.
Intro to Discrimination Prevention
- Understanding the different types of discrimination
- Directs learners to internal resources for asking questions and filing, complaints, including employer’s policy
- Introduces steps needed to maintain a respectful workplace beyond the legal provisions
Preventing Discrimination
- Review federal law and state employment laws
- Introduce and summarize each Act
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- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Equal Pay Act
- Title VII – protected classes under the Civil Rights Act (race, sex, nationality, religious affiliation, etc)
- Pregnancy and Age Discrimination
- Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Genetic Information Non-discrimination Act (GINA)
- USERRA
- Mastery test of concepts with remediation
Recognizing Discrimination
- Evaluate the protections defined within each Act
- Evaluate the impact on the work environment
- Determine how the courts determine if an employment act is unlawful
Addressing Discrimination
- Effective communication for handling discrimination
- Introduce supervisors’ responsibilities to prevent and respond to incidences of discrimination
- Effective strategies for avoiding discrimination
- Effective steps for dealing with discrimination, harassment and retaliation
- Introduce federal, state and internal guidelines for filing complaints
The course takes a practical, no-nonsense approach to such important questions as:
- How do I handle a discrimination complaint?
- How far do I have to go to accommodate an employee’s religion or disability?
- What anti-discrimination laws are unique to my state?
Every course is tailored to enable employees to identify with the organization and their own working environment and make the instructional material relevant. Laws are laws, but working conditions vary by employer, and Preventing Employment Discrimination enables the employer to relate the laws to its particular working conditions so the training has meaning to learners.
Other unique benefits of Preventing Employment Discrimination:
Quick and Easy Setup
Full-Service Tracking and Reporting
Customized to Meet Your Organization’s Unique Needs
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