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New Micro-Learning! Bullying is a very serious issue and even though legal action can’t always be taken, it still requires action from employees who witness it or are targets. This means that preventing bullying and speaking up about behavior that crosses the line is dependent upon you being aware and willing to take the next step.

Unlawful retaliation can lead to time-consuming litigation and costly judgments. The courts continue to make it easier for employees to prevail in retaliation claims, and that means the risks—and your managers' responsibilities—will continue to grow.

Do your managers know that they are legally responsible for addressing harassment and discrimination situations in their workplaces? This program brings them up to speed fast using straightforward language and real-world examples. Managers gain the knowledge, tools and insights they need to protect themselves and their organizations from lawsuits and regulatory actions. Streaming course version.

Updated with the US Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ+ workers! There is far more to workplace harassment and discrimination than just sex. To demonstrate, this program dramatizes employee behaviors that lead to formal charges and result in serious consequences for the individuals involved. Streaming course version.

Updated with the US Supreme Court decision protecting LGBTQ+ workers! Now more than ever, your employees need to know exactly where the boundaries of acceptable and legal workplace behavior are drawn. Right Side of the Line™ addresses harassment in all its form, including hazing, gossip, retaliation and more.

New Micro-Learning! Harassment in our workplace is unacceptable – in any format! Being an active bystander in a situation where someone is being harassed can be speaking up and telling the harasser to stop… or it can be subtle (e.g. stepping between the harasser and the target of the harassment). The important thing to remember is that if you see harassing behavior - and you feel comfortable - you CAN intervene.

This course is designed to help you recognize, respond to and resolve difficult interactions that can stem from inappropriate or illegal behaviors in the workplace. This allows you and your organization to stay on the “right side of the line.” As a manager, it is especially important that you respond to any incidents immediately and thoughtfully.

New Micro-Learning! Harassment and/or discrimination in the workplace is a very serious issue. This course takes a quick look at the potential consequences of making comments about an employee’s work habits that could possibly be construed as age bias or discrimination.

New Micro-Learning! Can you - as a manager - be held accountable for harassing behavior of your team members or direct reports? This course takes a look at the potential consequences of looking the other way when you notice harassing behavior in the workplace.

This program is about recognizing and preventing bullying in the workplace. Bullying can happen in any size organization and in any department. Awareness is paramount. It is everyone's responsibility to prevent it. Streaming course version.

New Micro-Learning! We all like to have fun at work. But playing off stereotypes - even when it's intended as "just a joke" - isn't everybody's idea of fun. It could be seen as ridicule, which nobody likes. And if it happens a lot, it could create a hostile environment, which nobody wants.

New Micro-Learning! Hazing, teasing, profanity, and horseplay are the kinds of unprofessional behaviors that lead to low morale, lost productivity, turnover and even safety issues. Even though we might have expected, and even tolerated these kinds of behaviors in the past, they absolutely cannot be a part of today's workplace.

New Micro-Learning! Gossip is one of those areas where it's easy to find us on the wrong side of the line. While it may seem like harmless water cooler talk, it's not. Not only is gossip unprofessional because it destroys respect and trust in the workplace; it can also get our organization and us into a lot of trouble.

New Micro-Learning! Our working relationships are complicated for all kinds of reasons. That's why you really have to know where the lines are when it comes to managing interactions with co- workers, customers, and vendors. Take the unwanted pursuit of a relationship, for example. It doesn't make any difference where it comes from - a manager, a coworker, a vendor, or a customer. Unwanted pursuit could be considered illegal harassment and simply can't be a part of the workplace.

New Micro-Learning! We all have different experiences and backgrounds, and we may have different views on what is acceptable behavior. But failing to treat people with respect and professionalism, when due to a protected status, can easily lead to charges of discrimination or harassment. This course takes a look at how sabotaging someone’s ability to do his or her job can lead to an adverse employment action.

New Micro-Learning! It’s one thing to casually invite someone to attend religious services with you, or to occasionally mention a religious belief or practice. But when you repeatedly and openly talk about your religious beliefs, or proselytize, to the point that it offends a co-worker, you can be accused of harassment. And when a supervisor is the one talking about religion in the workplace, employees may believe that religion discriminatorily effected employment decisions.

Insensitive remarks about an overweight co-worker can lead to the perception of harassment. Discussions with co-workers that ridicule or disrespect anyone because of a protected class status can be offensive and lead to an accusation of discriminatory harassment.

New Micro-Learning! This course takes a look at how the First Amendment Free Speech Right applies differently at work than in public. You will observe the reactions among coworkers when one of them starts playing music that the others find offensive. As you work through the course, ask yourself, could a conversation like this impact the employees ability to work together?

New Micro-Learning! Taking employment actions that you believe are in the employee’s “best interests” – also called misplaced paternalism – can be viewed as discrimination if they are based on stereotypes about a disability, or sex, or any other characteristic protected by law.

New Micro-Learning! It's important to know that the First Amendment right to free speech is not unlimited or does not outweigh the organization’s right to maintain a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. In this course, you'll learn about prohibited behavior in the workplace - as an employee exercises what he sees as his right to free speech.