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ARTICLE · 07 JULY 2016

Taking Workplace Training To The Next Level: EEOC Task Force Recommends Live, Interactive Harassment Prevention Training

On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a 130-page report ("the Report") on harassment in the workplace.

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On June 20, 2016, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a 130-page report ("the Report")1 on harassment in the workplace. The Report contains 45 specific recommendations and identifies 12 "risk factors" concerning workplace harassment and its prevention. Notably, the Report devoted the bulk of its recommendations to the need for effective compliance training and related efforts.

Workplace Harassment Remains a Persistent Problem

The Report calls for "a reboot of workplace harassment prevention efforts." The impetus for this initiative is that nearly a third of the approximately 90,000 charges of discrimination filed with the EEOC last year included allegations of workplace harassment. In addition, the Report found that "[r]oughly three out of four individuals who experienced harassment never even talked to a supervisor, manager, or union representative about the harassing conduct."

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