Course Description
Discrimination can harm individuals and the entire organization by reducing morale, increasing costs, and risking legal action. That’s why federal, state, and local laws prohibit unfair treatment based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, and other personal traits. In this Preventing Workplace Discrimination for Managers and Supervisors course, you’ll learn how to recognize, prevent, and respond to discrimination in your department.
You’ll review key regulations, such as the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more recent protections for sexual orientation and gender identity. You’ll also learn how to apply your company’s anti-discrimination policy in daily operations. This includes identifying both obvious and subtle behaviors that can be discriminatory, such as biased hiring practices or inappropriate jokes.
As a supervisor, your role includes creating awareness, setting expectations, and responding effectively to complaints. You’ll learn how to investigate reports, document findings, and take corrective action while maintaining confidentiality and neutrality. The course also explains how to protect employees from retaliation.
By following these practices, you can build a respectful workplace and reduce risk for your organization.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify behaviors and actions that may be considered discriminatory under the law
- Apply federal and company anti-discrimination policies in supervisory duties
- Respond appropriately to discrimination complaints and document findings
- Analyze situations for signs of harassment or retaliation
- Implement procedures to support fair treatment and inclusive practices
Skills You Will Learn
- Accountability
- Diversity And Inclusion
- Employee Relations
- Internal Investigations
- Regulatory Compliance
What You'll Learn
- Identify behaviors and actions that may be considered discriminatory under the law, including both obvious and subtle conduct such as biased hiring practices or inappropriate jokes
- Apply federal and company anti-discrimination policies within your supervisory duties
- Respond to discrimination complaints and document findings while maintaining confidentiality and neutrality
- Analyze workplace situations for signs of harassment or retaliation
- Implement procedures that support fair treatment and inclusive practices
- Investigate reports using a fact-finding process and take appropriate corrective action
Key Takeaways
- Discrimination can harm individuals and the organization by reducing morale, increasing costs, and risking legal action.
- Federal, state, and local laws prohibit unfair treatment based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, and other personal traits.
- Key regulations covered include the Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and more recent protections for sexual orientation and gender identity.
- A supervisor's role includes creating awareness, setting expectations, and responding effectively to complaints.
- Following these practices helps build a respectful workplace, protect employees from retaliation, and reduce risk for the organization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is designed for managers and supervisors who are responsible for recognizing, preventing, and responding to discrimination in their department.
What does the course cover?
It covers recognizing, preventing, and responding to workplace discrimination; key regulations such as the Civil Rights Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act, plus protections for sexual orientation and gender identity; applying your company's anti-discrimination policy; investigating reports; documenting findings; taking corrective action; and protecting employees from retaliation.
What skills will I gain?
The course builds skills in accountability, diversity and inclusion, employee relations, internal investigations, and regulatory compliance.
How is the course structured?
It is organized into lessons covering discrimination and the law, discrimination and company policy, preventing discrimination in your department, handling a report of workplace discrimination, the fact-finding process, and a review.
How does the course address employee complaints?
It teaches supervisors how to investigate reports, document findings, and take corrective action while maintaining confidentiality and neutrality, and how to protect employees from retaliation.
