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Certifying Organizations
Course Description
In this New York Sexual Harassment Prevention: Managers and Supervisors course, you’ll learn how to recognize, prevent, and respond to sexual harassment in compliance with New York’s expanded state and city laws. We’ll also examine your legal responsibilities as a manager and the procedures required to maintain a safe, respectful workplace. Understanding these protections helps you prevent risk, support employees, and uphold both legal and ethical standards. Building on this foundation, you’ll connect state-mandated rules to your daily leadership responsibilities.
We’ll explore the specific protections under the New York State and City Human Rights Laws, presenting clear examples of how to document, report, and address harassment claims. You’ll build confidence in identifying inappropriate behavior and ensuring your team follows proper complaint procedures. And you’ll strengthen your ability to maintain fair, inclusive practices throughout investigations. We’ll also address annual training requirements, recordkeeping standards, and anti-retaliation protections to give you a complete understanding of New York’s workplace compliance expectations. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to apply New York’s compliance requirements with confidence and consistency across your team.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify sexual harassment under New York State and City laws.
- Apply legal reporting and documentation procedures correctly and consistently.
- Recognize and prevent retaliation in all workplace situations.
- Implement annual training and recordkeeping requirements for compliance.
- Promote a respectful, inclusive culture through daily management actions.
Skills You Will Learn
- Professional Responsibility
- Compliance Management
- Sexual Harassment Awareness
What You'll Learn
- Define sex discrimination and sexual harassment
- Identify sexual harassment behaviors, including quid pro quo and hostile work environment situations
- Describe federal and New York state legislation and protections regarding sexual discrimination and harassment
- Explain how employees can report sexual harassment and which activities are protected from retaliation
- Recognize management responsibilities, including documentation, recordkeeping, and when an employer is liable
- Apply employer obligations such as adopting a sexual harassment prevention policy and training employees
Key Takeaways
- Sexual harassment constitutes illegal sex discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is enforced by the EEOC.
- Every employer in the State of New York is required to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy that complies with the state's minimum standards.
- Sexual harassment and assault can affect individuals in many ways, including their mental and physical health, finances, and opportunities to advance in their careers.
- Awareness is the best prevention for sexual harassment in the workplace, and federal and New York state laws offer powerful protection against it.
- Providing training and resources to prevent and address workplace sexual harassment and assault is critical to making workplaces safer.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course designed for?
This course is designed for managers and supervisors in New York and ensures employees understand what sexual harassment is, the federal and state laws pertaining to it, how to protect themselves, and their employer's responsibilities.
What topics does this course cover?
It covers what sexual harassment is, examples, facts and statistics, federal laws and 2022 updates, New York laws, sex stereotyping, sexual misconduct, quid pro quo, sexual assault, hostile work environments (including in remote work), employer obligations, prevention policy, handling complaints, management responsibilities, documentation and recordkeeping, and when an employer is liable.
What management-specific skills does this course teach?
It addresses risk factors for sexual harassment, what to do when a complaint is filed, management responsibilities, documentation and recordkeeping, and when an employer is liable, along with tips for training employees.
Why is this training important?
Workplace sexual harassment is widespread, and providing training and resources to prevent and address it is critical to making workplaces safer; awareness is the best prevention.
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Recertification Credits: 2.5
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®).
