Harassment And Discrimination Training That Will Lower Your Legal Risks
Provide the supervisors in your organization with harassment and discrimination training you can trust, from the Alexander Hamilton Institute, highly-respected employment law experts since 1984. If you think that discrimination lawsuits are old news, think again. The EEOC reported an over 15% surge in new discrimination charges filed with the Agency in 2008.
It's always more cost-effective to conduct preventative training covering age, sex, religion or disability discrimination than to pay the cost of having to settle claims, defend lawsuits, or conduct EEO training later. A recent study found that the state of Washington experienced a 37% decline in employment law-related claims after implementing a harassment training program.
And, if an employee files a complaint against a supervisor with the EEOC, failing to have properly trained that supervisor in discrimination prevention will substantially weaken your defense resulting in either a larger settlement or even punitive damages should the case end up in court. The EEOC also states that harassment training for your supervisors is also required to use the affirmative defense outlined by the Supreme Court to avoid vicarious liability for supervisor harassment.
Don't make the mistake of only conducting sexual harassment training for your supervisors. Sexual harassment charges constitute less than 15% of all claims received by the EEOC. To reduce your potential liability, you need to conduct training on other forms of discrimination. That's why AHI's Preventing Workplace Harassment & Discrimination course was created.
Using AHI's discrimination training course reduces the chances of being hit with harassment or discrimination claims against your supervisors by teaching your supervisors how to recognize and prevent hostile environments from occurring in your workplace. It also helps them understand what actions are legal and what actions are not allowed when it comes to making employment decisions when faced with such issues as religious or disability accomodation requests.
Call (800) 879-2441 today to discuss which training delivery method best suits your budget (or click on a number below to learn more).
Why Choose AHI?
1. AHI offers training methods that can meet any training budget.
We know scheduling training is tough. We wanted to make it easier, so we offer multiple delivery methods : in-house, live webinars, and self-study. Use one or use a combination. We will work with you to determine which training method is the best for your organization and your budget.
2. Our discrimination training course was developed by the experts at AHI.
AHI has been recognized nationwide as a leading publisher on employment law for over 25 years. Our flagship newsletter, Manager's Legal Bulletin, has been used to train supervisors on how to prevent discrimination and harassment lawsuits since 1986.
Using this same technique, we've taken our knowledge of discrimination laws and court cases to develop a harassment and discrimination training course that every supervisor can learn from.
3. AHI is dedicated to providing top-notch customer service.
From start to finish, AHI has a dedicated team to provide customer service that meets the specific needs of every organization with which we partner. Our customer service professionals provide seamless scheduling and understand the necessity of making changes to class schedules with short notice due to business requirements. They will help relieve you of many of the administrative tasks when setting up training so you can concentrate on the more important aspects of your job.
Here is what Patty Schneider from Reliant Behavioral Health said about working with our team: "I would like to add that my personal experience working with you was excellent from the response time to the coordination and planning that you provided. As the need arises, I will definitely use your services in the future."
4. Our harassment training course covers all discrimination topics to give you the best legal protection.
AHI’s Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination training course is designed to reduce your legal risks by teaching your supervisors and managers what they need to know to avoid discrimination and harassment lawsuits based on race, national origin, age, sex, religion, disability or retaliation.
They will learn how to:
Identify what is and what is not permitted when faced with religious accommodation requests.
Avoid disability discrimination claims when dealing with potential conflicts between performance standards disability accommodations.
Analyze hypothetical workplace discrimination scenarios based on actual court cases that have tripped up supervisors in the past.
Identify potential sex stereotyping situations.
Properly respond to complaints to avoid potential retaliation claims.
Training your organization will have met the training requirements outlined by the Supreme Court to protect against more costly punitive damage awards...even if a supervisor is found to have made a discriminatory employment decision.
California supervisor version available.
The Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) offers discrimination protection for a much wider range of protected characteristics than Title VII. California supervisors should be trained using the California version of the Preventing Workplace Harassment and Discrimination course to ensure that you comply with the FEHA requirement to take all reasonable steps necessary to prevent and correct harassment and discrimination.
| What courts look at when evaluating training |
How AHI’s course meets these standards |
Is the course comprehensive?
|
AHI's course covers all of the areas that the EEOC and the courts have said are required to help prevent discrimination and harassment from occurring in your workplace. See for yourself.
View course outline. |
| Are the trainers true subject matter experts? |
AHI trainers are subject matter experts who have extensive knowledge of the law. Our head trainer has conducted training courses on discrimination and harassment both in-person and live via the Internet for over 1,000 supervisors and employees. |
| Did the employer measure whether the training was effective? |
All participants must complete and pass a final quiz in order to receive a certificate of completion.
|
Does the course keep participants engaged to enhance knowledge retention?
|
AHI’s course includes many interactive segments to keep participants engaged and increase information retention. |
| Can the employer show that participants participated in the training? |
During our live webinars, we monitor employee participation and make HR aware of anyone who did not actively participate in the course. AHI’s online harassment training course does not allow users to miss material by jumping ahead.without completing every screen.
|
| Provides required documentation and proof of training. |
Yes. We provide all the documentation you need to prove your supervisors took and passed our course. Supervisors also receive a certificate of completion (auto-generated for our online self-study format). |
3 Ways to Train
