Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Preventing Workplace Discrimination... for Employees: Discrimination and the Law

• Laws that prohibit discrimination in employment
  
• Types of behavior that are considered to be discriminatory or harassing
  
• What types of employers must comply with anti-discrimination laws, and what organizations enforce them.
  

Preventing Workplace Discrimination... for Employees: Company Policy and Discriminatory Behavior

• The purpose of a company anti-discrimination policy
  
• What anti-discrimination policies usually include
  
• Examples of both blatant and subtle types of workplace discrimination
  
• How discrimination could occur unintentionally.
  

Preventing Workplace Discrimination... for Employees: How to Respond to Discrimination

• Your responsibility to take action to protect your rights in response to a discriminatory incident in the workplace
  
• Why it is important to report all discriminatory behavior
  
• What to do if you feel that you have been discriminated against.
  

Preventing Workplace Discrimination... for Employees: Reporting Workplace Discrimination

• How to make an effective report about workplace discrimination
  
• What types of information and evidence you should gather to substantiate your report
  
• What to expect while your company is investigating your report and resolving the situation.