Sexual Harassment Disciplinary Training in Dakota
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Providing onsite Sexual Harassment seminars & Disciplinary training in the following cities:
SIOUX FALLS | RAPID CITY
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, theyhave 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
S. Dakota Disciplinary Harassment updates
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -“Sexual Stealthing”
It can already be tough for victims of sexual assault to speak up about their experience, or even report it in the first place. That’s the situation that Georgilee Flynn found herself in.
“This is something that is near and dear to me, because I was a victim of stealthing,“ Flynn said.
“Stealthing” is defined as when during intercourse, one of the partners removes the condom without the knowledge or consent of the other party.
Only a handful of states have any legislation on stealthing, as it’s only come into the public conversation in the last few years. Flynn says adding stealthing to already existing laws on sexual assault can be a start, and encourage more victims to speak up.
“I’ve always hated to use the word victim, because that feels like that’s for something much bigger. But this is an important issue, and I think expanding that language does include everybody,” Flynn said.
Flynn went to Representative Kadyn Wittman of Sioux Falls, and the two are now in an effort to change that at a state level.
“Of course, it’s never comfortable for people to talk about sex, sexual assault and the use of condoms during sex. But it’s a fact of life. We’ve got to have a conversation about it, and we have to create a tool and an avenue for victims to seek justice when they are on the receiving end of this assault,” Wittman said.
While working with Wittman on drafting language for new legislation, Flynn also put together a survey for people to fill out to gauge their interest on cracking down harder on stealthing. Over 200 people have filled it out so far, with positive responses.
“The vast majority of individuals that participated in this survey weren’t aware of the terminology ‘stealthing.’ When we expanded that definition in the survey, with the follow up question, ‘Now that you know the definition, would you classify this as sexual assault?’ Overwhelmingly, people said yes,” Wittman said.
Community advocates and now state legislators are looking to tackle a growing issue nationwide and in South Dakota this upcoming session in Pierre. That’s the growing trend of sex stealthing.
