• Recognize what harassment is and its effect on behaviors in the workplace

•  Recall legal history and compliance

•  Identify how to reduce risk of improper behaviors

•  Recognize the ethics of proper behavior beyond just the law

•  Implement steps for raising an issue or concern, including the process within Human Resources

•  Identify investigation requirements, remedies, and Company policy

•  Assess diversity, inclusion and the modern workforce

Major Topics:

• Avoiding potential future issues and providing an environment for a high performing workforce

•  Harassment, bullying and respect for the individual

•  Ethics and diversity and their effect on behaviors in the workplace

•  Legal history and compliance

•  Beyond the law – expectations

•  Raising concern and the process with Human Resources

•  Investigation requirements and remedies and company policy

•  Confidentiality

•  Hidden biases and the ethics of proper behavior

•  Diversity and inclusion

•  Discuss case examples

Field of Study:  Behavioral Ethics  

Recommended CPE Credit Hours:  2.0

Course Level:  Basic

Prerequisites:  None

Designed For:  Supervisors and employees who want to gain a better understanding of ethical behaviors

Course Producer:  Business Learning Institute

Instructor Biography:  Jennifer F. Elder, CPA, CMA, CIA, CFF, CGMA

                                                      Karl Ahlrichs, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

Publication Year:  2018

Expiration Date:  Course content is reviewed annually and revised with necessary changes or else the course is removed.