This course will provide accountants with the knowledge, awareness, and skills to prevent and remediate sexual harassment in the workplace with the intent to improve working conditions for all and limit legal liability.
This course is designed to apprise the participant of relevant U.S. Laws, research, and best practices for preventing and remedying sexual harassment in the workplace. There will be a focus on defining sexual harassment, a description of the prevalence of sexual harassment, and understanding the causes and consequences thereof. An emphasis will be placed on understanding sexual harassment in accounting settings, predictors of sexual harassment, and actions that can be taken to prevent and remediate unacceptable behavior.
After reading the course material, you will be able to:
This course is designed for accounting professionals who desire to better understand and address sexual harassment in the workplace. It also meets the yearly sexual harassment training guidelines for the State of Illinois.
