Washington requires sexual harassment training for employers in certain industries, including hotels, motels, retail, and security services, and recommends it broadly. This course helps you meet those requirements while giving any team a genuinely useful grounding in the topic. It defines sexual harassment, clears up the common myths, and shows how it appears 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 the Washington State Law Against Discrimination 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 Washington? Washington requires it for employers in certain industries, such as hotels, motels, retail, and security services, and recommends it broadly. This course is built to help you meet those requirements.
What Washington law applies? The Washington State Law Against Discrimination, 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.