Employment Law
Series Description
These employment law courses are designed to meet mandatory training requirements from EEOC-compliance guidelines, landmark cases, federal sentencing guidelines to applicable federal regulations.
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Included courses
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This course will help managers to understand the principle of "at-will" employment and the important exceptions to the rule. At the completion of this course, managers will be able to identify practices that could create liability and identify methods for effectively handling termination to minimize the risk of lawsuit. Preventive measures outlined in this course can be used to help avoid a costly wrongful termination claim.
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Code of Conduct reinforces the principles and standards that guide ethical behavior at work. It explains how to make responsible decisions, avoid conflicts of interest, and maintain respect and integrity in all interactions. Upholding these standards helps protect the organization, build trust, and ensure compliance with company policies and the law.
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See Course DetailsEmployee discipline is an important managerial responsibility. In this course, managers and supervisors will learn how to use a disciplinary system that corrects problem behavior and creates and maintains a productive, responsive workforce, while protecting the company from liability. Through interactive scenarios and exercises, managers will learn how and when to use informal versus formal disciplinary techniques, what the progressive steps of discipline are, the importance of documentation, and how to handle disciplinary meetings.
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See Course DetailsThis course provides an overview of employee privacy in the workplace. Managers should know their state's regulations on privacy to achieve a balance between their need-to-know, with employees' right to freedom from undue intrusion into their personal lives. This course is for managers who wish to avoid litigation for invasion-of-privacy or defamation claims, yet who must sometimes consider drug testing, searches, discussion of an employee's behavior, or examination of an employee's after-hour activities. This course may also interest company executives who initiate company policy regarding privacy.
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See Course DetailsWorkers of all ages can make strong contributions to a productive and effective workforce. Still, a recent study found that nearly 2 in 3 workers ages 45-74 reported having seen or experienced age discrimination in the workplace. This course familiarizes managers and supervisors with their ethical and legal responsibilities under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and other anti-discrimination laws. Knowledge of the law is essential to avoid potentially costly lawsuits and can help to build a company culture rooted in trust and fairness.
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See Course DetailsThis course will help managers to understand the principle of "at-will" employment and the important exceptions to the rule. At the completion of this course, managers will be able to identify practices that could create liability and identify methods for effectively handling terminations to minimize the risk of a lawsuit. Preventive measures outlined in this course can be used to help avoid a costly wrongful termination claim.
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See Course DetailsEveryone in the United States has a right to equal opportunity employment. Every company must be committed to preventing employment discrimination. To achieve this all managers, supervisors and the company staff must educate themselves about anti-discrimination policies and regulations. This course focuses on recognizing laws, regulations and policies that prohibit discrimination. It disseminates understanding regarding protected classes and the type of conduct that may be necessary to avoid harassment and discrimination. It has information about how to prevent discrimination and deal with retaliation in a proper way. There are numerous examples that will make your learning experience very engaging. Good Luck!
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See Course DetailsEveryone in the United States has the right to be treated fairly in employment. Equal employment opportunity laws exist to ensure that an organization™s employees can work unimpeded by improper bias that could affect their employment. This course addresses personal characteristics that are protected by law or an organization™s policy that may be improperly considered regarding employment conditions, such as recruitment, terms and conditions and termination. This course explores how employment discrimination involves making employment decisions based on protected personal characteristics, and the need to ensure that managers do not make illegal or otherwise improper employment decisions. This course provides an overview of employment discrimination.
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See Course DetailsEveryone in the United States has the right to be treated fairly in employment. Equal employment opportunity laws exist to ensure that an organization™s employees can work unimpeded by improper bias that could affect their employment. This course addresses personal characteristics that are protected by law or an organization™s policy that may be improperly considered regarding employment conditions, such as recruitment, terms and conditions and termination. This course explores how employment discrimination involves making employment decisions based on protected personal characteristics, and the need to ensure that managers do not make illegal or otherwise improper employment decisions. This course provides an overview of employment discrimination.
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See Course DetailsEveryone in the United States has a right to equal opportunity in hiring and employment regardless of their religious beliefs. This course familiarizes managers and supervisors with their ethical and legal responsibilities under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibiting religious discrimination and harassment in the workplace. It also discusses approaches to religious accommodation, allowing employees to adhere to religious customs and practices while at work.
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See Course DetailsHarassment and bullying threaten a respectful workplace, including the effect on targeted individuals, coworkers, the work environment, and the organization. This course introduces quid pro quo sexual harassment, hostile environment harassment, and bullying. It provides instruction on ways that individuals can help prevent harassment and bullying or respond to this conduct if it occurs. It also addresses retaliation against individuals who report improper conduct or assist in an investigation.
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See Course DetailsHarassment and bullying threaten a respectful workplace, including the effect on targeted individuals, coworkers, the work environment, and the organization. This course introduces quid pro quo sexual harassment, hostile environment harassment, and bullying. It provides instruction on ways that individuals can help prevent harassment and bullying or respond to this conduct if it occurs. It also addresses retaliation against individuals who report improper conduct or assist in an investigation. This course includes a module to help managers understand their critical role in shaping a respectful workplace free of harassment and bullying.
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See Course DetailsOur collective understanding of harassment now goes way beyond just sexual harassment, also including harassment based on personal characteristics and bullying. In any form, harassment prevents employees and organizations from doing their best. Here, learners come to understand that all employees have the responsibility to address harassing behavior, be it verbal or non-verbal, whether as a victim or witness.
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See Course DetailsThe pre-employment process (i.e. recruitment, interviewing and hiring) is filled with legal pitfalls. As such, individuals involved in the recruitment, interviewing and hiring process need to be familiar with effective techniques and knowledgeable of federal, state, and local laws restricting hiring practices that could be considered discriminatory or invasions of privacy. This course discusses legal issues related to writing job descriptions, recruitment methods, interviewing, testing, and evaluating candidates as well as issues related to reference and background checks and offers of employment.
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See Course DetailsThe are many laws governing the workplace that guarantee rights to individual workers, such as the right to be free from discrimination, the right to be paid minimum and overtime wages, and the right to join a union etc. Unlawful retaliation occurs when an employer imposes adverse consequences on an employee for exercising his or her rights or engaging in certain activities that are "protected" by law. Using scenarios and case studies, this course discusses the types of work-related activities that are protected by law, the types of behavior that can lead to a charge of retaliation, and the risks of failing to take steps to prevent unlawful retaliation in the workplace.
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See Course DetailsThis course discusses the unique challenges faced by employees with drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. Employees will learn the damage substance abuse causes and how they can assist in achieving a workplace that effectively and properly handles drug and alcohol use issues. They learn how to deal with substance abuse problems and where they can turn for help if they themselves have a substance abuse problem. Also covered is when and why drug testing can be used in the workplace.
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See Course DetailsThis course discusses the unique challenges faced by managers with drug and alcohol abuse in the workplace. Managers will learn the damage substance abuse causes and how they can proactively assist in achieving a workplace that effectively and properly manages drug and alcohol use. They learn how to deal with employees who have a suspected problem and where they can turn for help if they themselves have a substance abuse problem. Also covered is when and why drug testing can be used in the workplace.
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See Course DetailsThis mini-module is designed for California managers who supervise employees subject to California meal and rest break laws. In addition to learning the basic parameters of the laws governing the provision of mandatory rest breaks, managers will learn the essential "flash points" that lead to expensive class-action lawsuits, including (but not limited to): scheduling; record keeping; supervision and policing (or lack thereof) of break times. Managers should take this course as a supplement to California wage & hour training for those managers interested in the nuances of meal and rest break laws.
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This course covers the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). It introduces learners to the basics of the legislation and how it applies to organizations, employees, and applicants. After taking this course, you will understand whether your employees and applicants qualify for accommodations under the PWFA and how to respond to requests for accommodations. This course is intended for managers in the United States or those who manage people in the United States.
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See Course DetailsSexual harassment continues to hurt organizations. This illegal conduct leaves emotional and psychological scars on targeted employees. Further, it also hurts overall team morale, productivity, collaboration, and other important objectives for a constructive workplace. Even perpetrators may not appreciate the risks they take when engaging in this conduct. A workplace that allows, and even encourages, this improper conduct cannot promote respect for all employees to obtain their best performance. This scenario-led training offers strategies for preventing unlawful harassment and helps employees understand how to respond appropriately if they witness or learn about this conduct. Finally, it provides employees with guidance about how to seek guidance or raise concerns regarding workplace harassment.
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See Course DetailsEqual employment opportunity (EEO) and other anti-discrimination laws protect federal sector employees and job applicants from discrimination based on protected grounds such as race, color, national origin, religion, sex and sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, mental and physical disability, genetic information, status as a parent, marital status, or political affiliation. This course teaches managers and supervisors working in federal government agencies to make employment decisions that comply with anti-discrimination laws, promote respect and fairness, and, in turn, prevent claims of discrimination and employer liability.
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See Course DetailsTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other federal and state equal employment opportunity (EEO) laws protect employees and job applicants from discrimination based on their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, and other protected grounds. This course teaches managers and supervisors to make employment decisions that adhere to anti-discrimination laws, promote respect, improve morale, and, in turn, prevent claims of discrimination and employer liability.
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See Course DetailsGiven continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (5th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill-building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for non-managers in states without general harassment training requirements.
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See Course DetailsGiven continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (5th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill-building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers in states without general harassment training requirements.
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See Course DetailsGiven continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (5th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill-building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers and non-managers in California, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Delaware, Maine and all other states.
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See Course DetailsGiven continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (5th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill-building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers and non-managers New York, Illinois, Delaware, Maine and all other states without general harassment training requirements.
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See Course DetailsGiven continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (5th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill-building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for non-managers in California and managers and non-managers New York, Illinois, Delaware, Maine and all other states without general harassment training requirements.
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A strong ethical culture requires that all staff are comfortable with raising concerns and managers are skilled with effectively receiving and responding to these concerns. This employee foundation two-module course covers the importance of a "speak up" workplace culture where everyone is committed and encouraged to raise concerns about questionable conduct. It also addresses how learners can effectively speak up to increase the chances for a concern to be understood.
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A strong ethical culture requires that all staff are comfortable with raising concerns and managers are skilled with effectively receiving and responding to these concerns. This course covers the importance of a œspeak up workplace culture where everyone is committed and encouraged to raise concerns about questionable conduct. It also addresses how learners can effectively speak up to increase the chances for a concern to be understood. This manager version further addresses a manager's duty to listen to employees' concerns and take action, as warranted, to address the concerns and reinforce management's commitment to a speak up culture. Finally, it addresses a manager's important responsibilities to support a non-retaliatory workplace for employees who raise or help to resolve concerns.
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The Prevention of Workplace Sexual Harassment (POSH) Act applies throughout India. It states that women shall not experience sexual harassment in their workplaces. It defines sexual harassment and how to address it. Learners will gain an understanding of how to identify and report sexual harassment. They will learn the important role bystander intervention in reducing or halting workplace sexual harassment.
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See Course DetailsThe course is designed for managers or supervisors whose employees may request or require leave. It also provides an "advanced path" with more detailed information designed for FMLA-leave administrators (i.e., staff responsible for designating and qualifying leave requests as FMLA-qualifying). Users will learn about eligibility requirements, circumstances under which employees qualify for FMLA leave, pay and benefits employees are entitled to while on leave, and responsibilities for record keeping and posting notices regarding FMLA procedures.
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Given continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (6th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers and non-managers in California, Connecticut, New York, Illinois, Delaware, Maine and all other states.
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Given continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (6th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers and non-managers New York, Illinois, Delaware, Maine and all other states without general harassment training requirements.
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Given continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (6th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for non-managers in California and managers and non-managers New York, Illinois, Delaware, Maine and all other states without general harassment training requirements.
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Given continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (6th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers in states without general harassment training requirements.
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See Course DetailsGiven continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (5th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill-building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for managers and non-managers in all states with and without general harassment training requirements.
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See Course DetailsThis course is designed for managers who supervise employees subject to the FLSA and state minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest break laws. In addition to learning the basic parameters of the laws governing the payment of minimum wages and overtime, managers will learn the essential "flash points" that lead to wage and hour lawsuits, including (but not limited to): scheduling; record keeping; supervision and policing (or lack thereof) of break times; and the distinction between exempt and non-exempt status with respect to state and federal overtime requirements.
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See Course DetailsThis course is designed for California managers who supervise employees subject to the FLSA and California state minimum wage, overtime, and meal and rest break laws. In addition to learning the basic parameters of the laws governing the payment of minimum wages and overtime, managers will learn the essential "flashpoints" that lead to wage and hour lawsuits, including (but not limited to): scheduling; record keeping; supervision and policing (or lack thereof) of break times; and the distinction between exempt and non-exempt status with respect to California overtime requirements.
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Given continued challenges with disrespectful conduct in business at work, Workplace Harassment (6th Ed.), focuses on sexual and other harassing conduct. Through scenario and motion graphics videos, it addresses the importance of respectful conduct toward coworkers and benefits that preventing and addressing harassment can provide. The training focuses on the ways that individuals are subject to or engage in questionable conduct and the harm this causes to a workplace culture. It also presents ways that everyone can raise concerns or otherwise address this conduct in a responsible manner. It includes exercises to promote learning and skill building for recognizing and responding to improper behaviors and supporting a workplace that promotes respectful conduct. This version is designed for non-managers in states without general harassment training requirements.
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The ongoing threat of violence in the workplace continues to weaken morale and compromise organizational culture, not to mention putting employees' safety at risk. It's unacceptable that people should have to face the threat of violence while doing their jobs. To meet California Labor Code 6401.9, this training should be supplemented with workplace-specific violence risks and controls. This training addresses: - Definition of workplace violence and threats - Warning indicators - Specific threats to the workplace - What bystanders who witness threats or violence can do - Ways employees can de-escalate threats of violence - An organization's workplace violence prevention plan - Responding to an armed intruder - How to report concerns - A manager's duties to prevent and respond to workplace violence - Post incident responsibilities to prevent reoccurance Disclaimer: This course supports compliance with California Senate Bill 553 and section 6401.9 regardi
ng training on workplace violence. Additional training may be needed to supplement this training to address requrements regarding workplace-specific risks and controls to prevent and mitigate violence.
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