Sexual harassment is a serious issue that can harm employees and employers alike. In 2022, several cases of sexual harassment and retaliation resulted in lawsuits and settlements in the U.S. One example involved a staffing company and a shipbuilder that had to pay $350,000 to three female workers who were harassed and fired by a...

Sexual harassment in the workplace is a serious issue that can have devastating effects on both employees and employers. So, it’s crucial for businesses to implement effective strategies to prevent harassment. From costly lawsuits to tarnished reputations and lifelong traumas, it can be a nightmarish experience for everyone. Take the recent case of McDonald’s franchisee,...

In addition to the tools you use to deliver online training, the course materials matter a lot. It is with the courses that you’ll be transferring knowledge successfully to your learners. This is true for any eLearning program, including compliance training such as sexual harassment training. In this post, I’ll be sharing some of the...

From child sexual abuse to coercive sex among college-goers, cases of sexual harassment in Connecticut are more widespread than one would like to think. In this blog, I’ll be focusing on an offense that is no less degrading to victims. I am talking about sexual harassment at the workplace. No respectable company would want to...

Maine has always been at the forefront of sexual harassment prevention. In 1991, it became the first state in the U.S. to require sexual harassment training in the workplace. As an employer, you would never want harassment cases to mar your company’s reputation or let your employees face the consequences. Prevention is always better and...

More than 86% of women and 53% of men in California report having experienced sexual harassment in one form or another. Many times, those in positions of power turn out to be perpetrators of workplace sexual harassment. Even if this is not the case, they need to understand the roles they can play in preventing...

Whether or not you’ve experienced it yourself, sexual harassment is an ongoing issue people face every day. It is also one that everyone has to take part in preventing. In this article, we’ll be focusing on people living in New York State (NYS) specifically, and discussing the legal provisions and preventive training. The State of...

Sexual harassment training for employees is one of the most important educational programs in the modern workplace. This is primarily because incidents of harassment occur more frequently than you’d think. Harassment is indeed an uncomfortable topic to raise for discussion, but it’s also a serious issue that you need to prevent or deal with firmly....