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An ethical workplace gives rise to a good company. Mississippi sexual harassment disciplinary training helps companies create inclusive, safe, and lawful workplaces. With our specialized training and counseling services, employees understand their duties and maintain professional behavior.
Individualized Guidance for Misconduct at Work
When workers cross the professional boundary, corrective instruction is necessary. Our disciplinary sexual harassment counseling sessions provide one-on-one guidance to help employees acknowledge their errors, accept responsibility, and resolve to change their behavior. We aim to educate workers so they know and abide by corporate policy and workplace law within Mississippi.
Prevention Training to Create a Respectful Work Culture
Establishing a positive workplace culture begins with the prevention of harassment before it arises. In interactive sexual harassment prevention training, employees learn to recognize unacceptable behaviors, act against them, and report them. Particular attention is paid to Mississippi workplace policies as the program teaches teams how to maintain a professional and engaged work environment through case studies and real-life examples.
Workplace Misconduct Management with the Right Training
When misdeeds occur in the workplace, it is crucial to understand the appropriate reaction. Our sexual harassment disciplinary training for employees provides them with the knowledge and competencies to uphold compliance with Mississippi’s workplace laws, enforce company policies, and understand disciplinary procedures. Employees learn to become accountable through appropriate training.
Why Should You Choose Our Programs in Mississippi?
Keeping in mind the unique training requirements of Mississippi employers, Sexual Harassment Disciplinary Training offers relevant, engaging, and effective training. We will be glad to assist, whether it’s a matter of discipline, assessment counseling, or preventative training.
Start building a safe and effective workplace today! Contact us now to learn more about our personalized Mississippi sexual harassment disciplinary training.
THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC) DEFINES SEXUAL HARASSMENT AS FOLLOWS:
- EXPLICITLY OR IMPLICITLY AFFECTS AN INDIVIDUAL’S EMPLOYMENT
- UNREASONABLY INTERFERES WITH AN INDIVIDUAL’S WORK PERFORMANCE
- CREATES AN INTIMIDATING, HOSTILE, OR OFFENSIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORKPLACE HARASSMENT, WHICH INCLUDES SEXUAL HARASSMENT, IS PROHIBITED BY TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 WHICH PROHIBITS EMPLOYERS WITH 15 OR MORE EMPLOYEES FROM DISCRIMINATING ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, SEX, RELIGION, OR NATIONAL ORIGIN. THE LAW APPLIES TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL EMPLOYERS AND GOVERNS ALL EMPLOYMENT ACTIONS. LAWS REGARDING WORKPLACE HARASSMENT ARE ENFORCED BY THE US EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC).
IN ADDITION, SIX STATES (CALIFORNIA, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, MAINE, AND NEW YORK) HAVE THEIR OWN STATE LAWS SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSING SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
- CALIFORNIA – AB 1825, AB 2053, SB 396, SB 1300, SB 1343
- CONNECTICUT – CONNECTICUT HUMAN RIGHTS AND OPPORTUNITY ACT, TIME’S UP ACT
- DELAWARE – HB 360
- ILLINOIS – SB 0075 ILLINOIS HUMAN RIGHTS ACT, WORK TRANSPARENCY ACT
- MAINE – MAINE EMPLOYMENT LAWS REVISED STATUTE, TITLE 26, SECTION 807
- NEW YORK – NEW YORK HUMAN RIGHTS LAW § 296.1, NEW YORK CITY STOP SEXUAL HARASSMENT
Mississippi Disciplinary Harassment updates
Mississippi Bills Seek to Rectify Ineffective Sexual Assault Laws Contact: Olivia Hall, media@endthebacklog.org
NEW YORK – This month in Mississippi, HB485 and HB995, bills that would enact sweeping, survivor-centered criminal justice reform, have passed the house unanimously. HB485 would mandate the timely submission and testing of sexual assault evidence kits, examine creating a rape kit tracking system to increase transparency in the process, and give rights to survivors to know the status of their rape kits. HB995 modernizes Mississippi’s outdated sexual assault code and gives prosecutors needed tools to fight sexual assault.
Currently, Mississippi has no standard procedure for the handling of sexual assault evidence kits, also referred to as “rape kits.” When tested, the DNA in these kits can identify unknown offenders, exonerate the wrongfully convicted, and link crimes together, identifying serial rapists, who are also often serial criminals. Research has shown that most rapists are serial offenders, and they engage in all kinds of crime including burglary, theft, child abuse, and homicide.
Additionally, Mississippi’s current laws also hinder the investigation and prosecution of sexual assault. Current law defines rape as an “assault with intent to forcibly ravish any female of previous chaste character.” This is an antiquated definition badly in need of revision. Furthermore, the law now includes being married to the victim as a defense to rape.
“Both HB485 and HB995 should be a priority for the Mississippi Senate. Together, these bills will pave a path to justice and healing for survivors of sexual assault and bring archaic rape laws into the 21st century,” says Ilse Knecht, Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Joyful Heart Foundation. “If both bills are passed, these two bills would increase public safety, create new paths to justice for survivors of sexual assault, and give updated tools to law enforcement and prosecutors to address sexual violence. The Mississippi senate should act swiftly to pass these vital bills.”
