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Certifying Organizations
Course Description
In this California Sexual Harassment Prevention: Employees course, you’ll learn how to recognize, respond to, and help prevent sexual harassment at work. We’ll also cover your rights as an employee and the responsibilities employers have under California law. These skills are essential for maintaining a safe, respectful, and legally compliant workplace. To support that outcome, this course offers practical tools for recognizing early warning signs and responding with confidence.
We’ll explore how California law defines sexual harassment, presenting real-world examples and strategies for effective reporting. You’ll build confidence in addressing concerns and develop habits that promote mutual respect. We’ll also highlight the legal protections against retaliation, employee reporting options, and digital workplace responsibilities to give you a complete understanding of harassment prevention in California workplaces. By the end of this course, you’ll know how to identify inappropriate conduct, take safe action, and support a culture of accountability.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify behaviors that may qualify as sexual harassment
- Explain how California law defines and regulates workplace harassment
- Recognize early signs and patterns of inappropriate conduct
- Describe appropriate reporting steps and employee rights
- Apply respectful communication practices in digital and in-person settings
Skills You Will Learn
- Report Writing
- Sexual Harassment Awareness
- Workplace Safety
What You'll Learn
- Define sex discrimination and sexual harassment, including the federal and California DFEH definitions
- Identify sexual harassment behaviors, including quid pro quo, hostile work environment, sex stereotyping, and abusive conduct
- Describe federal and California legislation and protections regarding sexual discrimination and harassment, including 2022 law updates
- Recognize sexual harassment behaviors that occur in remote work environments
- Indicate how employees can report sexual harassment and file a complaint
- Identify activities protected from retaliation and understand employee employment rights
Key Takeaways
- California State regulations define sexual harassment as unwanted sexual advances, or visual, verbal, or physical conduct of a sexual nature.
- Sexual harassment is the most common form of workplace harassment.
- Following the #MeToo movement, states began enacting laws adding greater protections against workplace sexual harassment and greater restrictions on employers in training on, preventing, and handling sexual misconduct.
- The course covers employees' responsibilities, employers' responsibilities, and compliance with both federal and state laws.
- Training for all employees is vital to understanding both new and existing laws meant to protect employees from sexual harassment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
This course is designed for employees in California, providing training that the course states is vital for all employees to understand the laws meant to protect them from sexual harassment.
What does this course cover?
It helps you understand and identify sexual harassment, your responsibilities, your employer's responsibilities, and compliance with federal and state laws. It covers definitions, examples, quid pro quo, hostile work environment, abusive conduct, sex stereotyping, remote-work behaviors, employer obligations, employee rights, filing a complaint, and protections from retaliation.
What skills or knowledge will I gain?
You will learn to define sex discrimination and sexual harassment, identify sexual harassment behaviors, describe California and federal legislation and protections, know how to report sexual harassment, and identify activities protected from retaliation.
Does the course address recent legal changes?
Yes. It helps you understand both new and existing laws and includes lessons on Federal Law Updates 2022 and Updated California Laws 2022.
Is this an interactive course?
Yes, the description states this is an interactive course designed to help you understand and identify sexual harassment and comply with federal and state laws.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Recertification Credits: 1.5
This Program has been pre-approved for (Number of recertification credit hours & credit type) toward aPHR®, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®).
