Participant certificates will be provided.   

Target Audience: Any county employee.  

Description: This training will provide the participant an understanding of the behavior and conduct which constitutes unlawful harassment on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, color, religion, national origin, age (40+), and disability. Participants will come away with an understanding of the difference between quid pro quo sexual harassment and hostile work environment, who can be considered harassers, and that illegal harassment is not limited to the workplace. Employees, supervisors, and managers will learn their responsibilities in reporting, investigating, and stopping unlawful harassment.  The class will cover the risks of romantic consensual relationships (when love blossoms in the workplace), and the line between the consensual romance and sexual harassment (when the flower withers and dies). Participants will also learn what adverse actions are considered retaliatory. At the conclusion, participants knowledge will be tested by answering two hypotheticals.