Sexual Harassment Disciplinary Training in Tennessee

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Providing onsite Sexual Harassment seminars & Disciplinary training in the following cities:

NASHVILLE | MEMPHIS | KNOXVILLE

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:

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  • 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

Tennessee Workplace Sexual Harassment Updates

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If you have been a victim of workplace sexual harassment in the state of Tennessee, you may be eligible to submit a claim for compensation against your employer who could be in violation of the law for failing to stop workplace harassment. When the term sexual harassment in the workplace is defined it is when an employee has been a victim of the following:

  • unwelcomed sexual advances;

  • requests for sexual favors;

  • subject to physical or verbal abuse which is considered to be of a sexual nature.

It is violating state and federal law when someone is harassed in the workplace through the use of offensive comments which make reference to their gender in general. Both the victim of the workplace sexual harassment and the harasser could be either a man or a woman of the same sex.

What Tennessee State Laws Protect Against Sexual Harassment?

Sexual harassment may have violated the federal law, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.  It is also covered by Tennessee’ own anti-discrimination state law which is the Tennessee Human Rights Act.

Victims of discrimination on the workplace, including victims of sexual harassment are protected by both state and federal legislation which is basically quite similar.

What Is Sexual Harassment?

Under federal law, when referring to sexual harassment it may be any one or a combination of the following:

  • using offensive words that are sexual in nature;
  • subjecting the victim to visual, audio and /or written sexual material ;
  • subjecting the victim to crude, vulgar and sexist language;
  • making sexual advances;
  • demanding sexual favors;
  • any physical behavior that can be defined to be sexual in nature, including inappropriate or unsolicited touching, groping. This could extend to actions which may be potentially a criminal offense such as sexual assault and rape.

How is Sexual Harassment Covered by Law in Tennessee?

In Tennessee, the state prohibits workplace sexual harassment and will investigate all complaints of workplace of sexual harassment which have taken place.

However, you are required to file a complaint with the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC) within 180 days of the alleged act of sexual harassment. If you file your complaint with the EEOC, you have 300 days from the date of the sexual harassment incident.

What Employers are Covered by Sexual Harassment Laws?

All employers are required by state and federal law to prevent an environment in which sexual harassment occurs at work. They must also respond to complaints of sexual harassment.

If an employer is alleged to have done nothing to prevent or stop sexual harassment at work and are the subject of an official inquiry, they are prohibited from any form of retaliation such as firing the complainant.

Employers of 15 or more employees are generally overseen by the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC). The THRC will investigate complaints of sexual harassment in workplaces of fewer than 15 employees, but will also investigate complaints within larger workplaces as they have a work-share arrangement with the EEOC.

Where to File a Workplace Sexual Harassment Claim in Tennessee?

If you are a victim of sexual harassment in Tennessee you may be eligible to file a claim of harassment through the federal agency which is the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) and through the state agency, the Tennessee Human Rights Commission (THRC). Which office you file your complaint with depends on the size of your workplace as has been mentioned above.

The Nashville Office of the THRC is as follows:

  • 312 Rosa L. Parks Ave

  • 23rd Floor

  • Nashville, TN 37243-1219

  • Toll Free: (800) 251-3589

  • Phone: (615) 741-5825

  • Fax/3rd Floor: (615) 253-1886

  • Fax/4th Floor: (615) 532-2197.

The two EEOC offices in Tennessee are in Memphis and Nashville:

Sexual harassment seminars & Disciplinary training are available in the following cities

Nashville | Memphis | Knoxville