Understand federal and Illinois sexual harassment laws
Recognize retaliation and how to prevent it
Learn about gender identity and pregnancy harassment protections
Identify and prevent electronic harassment and discrimination
Know how to file complaints and seek remedies
The City of Chicago's Human Rights Ordinance mandates that all employers with employees in Chicago provide one hour of annual sexual harassment training. This requirement ensures a workplace free of harassment, fostering a safer and more inclusive environment. To help businesses comply with the training portion of the law, this course has been developed to cover key legal and practical topics on sexual harassment prevention.
This one-hour course breaks down the complexities of sexual harassment laws into seven manageable sections. You’ll learn about the fundamentals of federal and Illinois state laws that protect employees from harassment, and the importance of understanding your rights and obligations as an employee or employer. We also focus on other critical areas like retaliation, which is illegal and can result from reporting harassment, as well as harassment and discrimination based on gender identity and pregnancy.
Additionally, the course will cover modern concerns like electronic harassment, addressing how today’s technology can be misused to create hostile work environments. The final section provides information on how to file complaints and seek remedies when harassment or discrimination occurs, empowering employees with knowledge on the steps they can take for resolution.
View this course in a classroom
environment, or assign it to your
team individually with testing
and recordkeeping capabilities.
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videos to their existing training
platform or LMS.
View this course in a classroom
environment, or assign it to your
team individually with testing
and recordkeeping capabilities.
It requires employers to provide one hour of annual sexual harassment training to employees.
There are seven sections covering federal and Illinois laws, retaliation, gender identity, pregnancy, electronic harassment, and filing complaints.
Retaliation is illegal, and understanding it helps prevent adverse actions against individuals reporting harassment.
The course explains how technology can be misused and provides guidance on preventing electronic harassment.
Employees can file complaints and seek remedies, which are explained in the final section of the course.
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