Sexual Harassment Disciplinary Training in Mississippi
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Providing onsite Sexual Harassment seminars & Disciplinary training in the following cities:
JACKSON | BILOXI | FLOWWOOD
During our one-one-one Harassment Disciplinary and Awareness Training your employee will be challenged & counseled by our top level trainers. They will learn precisely what violations of your company’s policies, EEOC laws that govern harassment & individual statues, they have violated.
These counseling sessions are highly interactive, which we guarantee that your employee will know & understand the standards concerning the workplace & especially the Common Sense factor.
Your employee will take a Pre-Test & Post-Test to determine their exact level of knowledge & retention. This also will become a permanent part of their personnel file, along with several appropriate handouts. Our confidential written summary and professional recommendations, will make sure that your employee comprehends the exact legal statues, company guidelines & “Zero Tolerance” of future problems.
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.”
