Rise 360: Anti-Harassment and Discrimination Lesson Templates
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Prevent, recognize, challenge, and address harassment at work.
March 28, 2022
Changed title from Sexual Harassment to Anti-Harassment and Discrimination, plus updates for all lessons:
- Building a Respectful Workplace
- Clarified the definition of “respect"
- Switched out the quote
- Replaced the content in “Building a Respectful Workplace” to focus on what all employees can do—and not just managers
- Understanding Harassment and Discrimination
- Clarified the definition of “discrimination”
- Added examples of protected characteristics by federal and state law
- Included a new section that distinguishes the difference between intention and impact
- Added additional examples throughout the lesson
- Workplace Anti-Discrimination Laws
- Expanded the definitions of the four workplace anti-discrimination laws and clarified how companies can stay compliant. We also restructured the lesson to account for that extra content.
- Added a new section that reminds learners of additional state and city anti-discrimination laws
- What Is Sexual Harassment?
- Clarified the definition of “sexual harassment”
- Gave extra feedback on the “Check Your Understanding” flashcards
- Expanded the definitions of Quid Pro Quo and a Hostile Work Environment—and restructured those sections based on the new content
- Forms of Sexual Harassment and Their Consequences
- Updated the section “Sexual Harassment Is Bad for Business”
- Updated and explained the section “Potential Consequences for the Harasser”
- What to Do if You’re Being Sexually Harassed at Work
- Gave additional examples re: what retaliation looks like
- Updated the section “What Can You Do if You’re Sexually Harassed?” to offer extra clarity regarding how a learner might report harassment outside their company.
- Gave new recommendations in the “Recovering From Sexual Harassment” section
- Bystander Intervention
- Updated the content in the “3 Stages of Intervention” section
- Expanded content in the “How to Intervene Safely and Effectively” section
- Preventing Sexual Harassment as a Supervisor
- Clarified how, exactly, preventing sexual harassment is a supervisor’s legal obligation
- Added some extra content to each of the five tips for preventing sexual harassment
- Updated some of the feedback in the lesson’s knowledge checks
- Responding to Sexual Harassment Complaints
- Updated the “What’s Considered a Complaint?” section with a more in-depth description and examples
- Added an additional “Don’t” to the “Don’t Do That” section