Workplace Answers Updates Unlawful Harassment Course to Reflect Societal Changes; Challenging Topics, Complicated Issues Addressed in Web-based Unlawful Harassment Prevention 4.0.SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & WASHINGTON -- Workplace Answers, an award-winning provider of Web-based training in human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , unlawful harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. prevention, financial and ethics compliance, has released version released version - release 4.0 of its Unlawful Harassment Prevention course. In addition to an updated user interface that takes advantage of Macromedia Flash to provide even more interactive content including video messaging, graphics, animation, and simulations, Unlawful Harassment Prevention 4.0 tackles workplace situations that reflect changing societal issues. Twelve story lines and numerous scenarios provide employees with relevant training on the difficult, uncomfortable, and often murky issues they face in the modern workplace. In addition to helping employees at all levels of the organization successfully handle new situations and create an employee-friendly environment, Unlawful Harassment Prevention 4.0 provides organizations with the ability to establish an affirmative defense A new fact or set of facts that operates to defeat a claim even if the facts supporting that claim are true. A plaintiff sets forth a claim in a civil action by making statements in the document called the complaint. by ensuring training content reflects the latest state and federal requirements and changes to case law. Unlawful Harassment Prevention 4.0 covers topics including: --When are compliments about clothing or hairstyle appropriate in the workplace, and when are they not? --Is joking about someone's failure to drink alcohol unlawful harassment? --Can employees discuss movies about sexual orientation sexual orientation n. The direction of one's sexual interest toward members of the same, opposite, or both sexes, especially a direction seen to be dictated by physiologic rather than sociologic forces. , such as "Brokeback Mountain" or "Transamerica" around the water cooler? --Can an "Over the Hill" birthday party be considered unlawful harassment? "Workplace Answers is not afraid to deal with the more gray areas of harassment," says Lynn Lieber, Esq., CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Workplace Answers. "Our mission to provide training that reflects what is happening in the workplace, and that includes addressing issues such as transexuality, plastic surgery, or workplace discussions about reality TV shows. "In developing an affirmative defense against claims of unlawful harassment, companies must be able to prove that their harassment training is of high quality and is complete," explains Lieber. "Workplace Answers has always provided the highest quality content, and we'll continue to push the envelope to cover the most difficult situations." About Workplace Answers Workplace Answers is a trusted provider of Web-based training in human resources, unlawful harassment prevention, financial and ethics compliance. Organizations rely on Workplace Answers' solutions to build a strong affirmative defense against litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. while promoting a culture of inclusiveness and respect in the workplace. With a 95 percent customer retention rate and a client roster of almost 1,000 public, private, government, and non-profit organizations, we have trained nearly 1 million employees across the U.S. and internationally. For more information about Workplace Answers, please call 866-456-5301, or visit www.workplaceanswers.com. |
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