Rhode Island encourages employers to provide sexual harassment training and requires them to maintain a written anti-harassment policy. Training is recommended rather than strictly mandated, but it is the practical way to meet your obligations under state law, reduce liability, and protect your team. This course gives employees and managers a clear, useful grounding in the topic. It defines sexual harassment, dispels the common myths, and shows how it surfaces at work, how to recognize a hostile work environment, and the right way to report and respond.
What the course covers
A plain-language definition of sexual harassment, including quid pro quo and the hostile work environment, and the misconceptions that hide it
How to report harassment, and how managers should receive and investigate a complaint
The pieces of an effective anti-harassment policy and how to put it into practice
Broader workplace discrimination, including discriminatory hiring and firing, and how the Americans with Disabilities Act affects hiring and accommodations
Workplace ethics such as open-door policies and bullying
How Rhode Island General Law Section 28-5.1 prohibits harassment and discrimination, including on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation
How the course works
The course is online and self-paced, so you can complete it on your own schedule from any device, and managers can assign and track it across a team.
Common questions
Is sexual harassment training required in Rhode Island? Rhode Island requires employers to maintain a written policy and encourages training. Training is the standard way to meet your obligations under state law and limit liability.
What Rhode Island law applies? Rhode Island General Law Section 28-5.1, which prohibits employment discrimination, including on the basis of gender identity and sexual orientation.
Is the course online and self-paced? Yes. You can take it anytime, from anywhere, at your own pace.