From jokes that get out of hand to full-blown sexual advances and racial attacks, harassment in the workplace continues to be a huge problem for many employers. Damage awards and settlements paid by employers in harassment cases have doubled over the past 5 years – and the average U.S. jury award for these claims is a whopping $1.8 million.
Your frontline supervisors are the first line of defense in protecting your organization against these claims. They should be armed with the latest information and training to head off harassment before it becomes a problem – and taking the correct actions to handle any claims that arise before they turn into official complaints and lawsuits. Even if you think and hope your supervisors are doing all they can, however, they undoubtedly have gaps in their knowledge and/or implementation. And those gaps can cost your company big.
Order this audio conference recording on recognizing and preventing workplace harassment. You and your supervisors will learn the many types of harassment claims that can be filed by workers, the best ways to create a harassment-free work environment, and what they must – and must never – do when an employee complains to them about being mistreated.
Meanwhile, you as an HR professional will learn how to train managers to deal with harassment issues and protect the organization against embarrassing and expensive claims. As a bonus, you can download a free set of PowerPoint slides that you can use for ongoing supervisor harassment training.
You and your colleagues will learn:
- The many forms harassment can take these days, beyond racial intolerance and sexual advances – and the newest types of claims
- When a worker’s belittling comments or prickly attitude crosses the line into harassment
- How to create a workplace environment that discourages harassment before it starts
- How to recognize “red flags” indicating that one of your employees may be harassing others
- What supervisors must do – and must not do – when a worker complains about harassment, and why time is of the essence
- How far supervisors should go in investigating harassment complaints (without making matters worse in the process!)
- The most common mistakes supervisors make in dealing with harassment in the workplace – and how yours can avoid repeating those errors
This audio conference was recorded on Thursday, May 8, 2008
About Your Speaker:
Lance Andrew Bowling, Esq., is of counsel in the Houston office of law firm McGlinchey Stafford, PLLC. His practice focuses on defending and counseling employers in many aspects of labor and employment law. He has also served as in-house counsel for a major Fortune 500 energy company, handling its employment and labor law matters. Bowling graduated from the University of Memphis School of Law.
Approved for Recertification Credit
This program has been approved for 1.5 recertification credit hours toward PHR and SPHR recertification through the Human Resource Certification Institute (HRCI). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit the HRCI homepage at www.hrci.org.
