DHHS Workplace Harassment Training






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Lesson 1: Basics










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         About Sexual Harassment:

        Behavior
        that may be viewed as perfectly harmless by most men may be     viewed as
        offensive by a majority of women.
        
Continually asking for dates after being turned down may be 
        considered sexual harassment.
        
        
Up to 30% of sexual harassment complaints are filed by men.
         
        		

        


        

         
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        About other forms of Workplace          Harassment:

        An employee who only overhears another employee telling  racist jokes would be justified in filing a harassment claim.
        
An employee who continually makes fun of a coworker's accent may be held liable for workplace harassment.
        		

        

        













Did you find any of these facts surprising? We'll go through the basics in this lesson to help you understand what workplace harassment is and why it's important to understand. We'll cover:  

    


  • Why do I need to know about all of this?

  • What is harassment?

  • Is everyone protected against harassment under the law or is it just for certain people?

  • What does "respect" have to do with it?












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To understand all of the concepts and get credit for the course, we recommend that you go through this course from beginning to end rather than skipping around. 
Please read the How to Take This Course section for a full explanation if you have not already done so.














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