Sexual Harassment Training for Managers & Supervisors – [Complete Video Kit]
$239
Managers and supervisors are the company in the eyes of the law. When a supervisor harasses an employee, or knows about harassment and does nothing, the employer is liable, and several states now require a separate, longer harassment training session for supervisors for exactly that reason. This Sexual Harassment Training for Managers and Supervisors video kit is that session’s core: an anti-harassment program built for the people who hire, schedule, discipline and receive complaints, not the employee video with a different label.
In under 15 minutes it teaches supervisors how to recognize sexual harassment in all its forms, why their conduct is held to a higher standard, how to receive and document a complaint, how to respond without making it worse, and where the company policy and the law draw the lines. Employees get their own course: Sexual Harassment Training Video for Employees.
This Manager Sexual Harassment Training Will Cover the Following Topics:
- How often does sexual harassment occur in a work environment? (The EEOC fields 10,000 complaints per year. However studies show that figure is a fraction of the issues that go unreported)
- What are the pitfalls of sexual harassment in the workplace, and how can managers help stop it (It has been shown that when unchecked, sexual harassment can and does lead to decreased productivity among employees, increases expenses for employers, and creates a hostile work environment for all workers)
- Are there any financial penalties associated with workplace sexual harassment? (Yes, the cost of litigation and settlements can break a business…that’s why management training on sexual harassment is so important)
- How is sexual harassment defined, and what are some examples that managers need to know? (Unwelcome sexual advances, any verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature that is unwanted, and unwelcome sexual advances are a few examples)
- What are some less blatant examples of sexual harassment that all managers and supervisors should be aware of? (Talking about sex or making off-color jokes, showing sexually suggestive pictures or videos, using foul language or making obscene gestures, and more)
Anti-Harassment Training Topics for Managers and Supervisors:
- How managers can and should avoid physical contact with employees
- Should every company have a written sexual harassment policy? (Yes, every company of any size should have a written policy that is shared with their employees, supervisors and managers)
- The dangers of becoming romantic with a co-worker
- What is the company’s sexual harassment policy, and how should it be applied?
- Why is a supervisor or manager held to a higher standard regarding sexual harassment? (While all employees are to be held accountable, the actions of a manager or supervisor reflect directly on the company as a whole)
More Topics Discussed in This Manager and Supervisor Sexual Harassment Training Course:
- How to ensure managers educate their employees on their rights and responsibilities when it comes to potential inappropriate behavior
- How and when to report inappropriate behavior
- How to document a situation when an employee brings it to your attention
- Why it’s important for managers to let employees know that they should always report any sexually harassing behavior
- What are the “must haves” when it comes to documenting a sexual harassment allegation made by an employee?
- How should a manager respond when one of their employees reports a sexual harassment complaint against another employee?
- The importance of managers and supervisors showing concern and keeping any sexual harassment claims confidential
- Why is a “paper trail” an important part of any sexual harassment allegation report to a manager or supervisor?
- The basics of conducting a sexual harassment investigation
- and much more…
This Manager Sexual Harassment training video will make sure you are providing the best possible training to your managers when it comes to handling a sexual harassment issue. These issues are often very difficult to deal with, so make sure you are giving your managers the education and tools to deal with your employees – this video can help.
This video is available in either English or Spanish, and on a DVD or USB Stick. Runtime on the training is just over 14 minutes. The training is also part of our online training option if you would prefer.
This Complete Manager Sexual Harassment Training Program Includes These Items:
- Full-length Manager Sexual Harassment training video
- Employee quiz and answer sheet
- A “Presenter’s Guide” if you are going to do this training in person
- A printable training sign-in sheet to keep track of your training program
- A printable Certificate of Completion. You can print as many copies of the Certificate as you need
Management Sexual Harassment Training Full-Length Preview:
Is Harassment Training Required for Managers and Supervisors?
Why Manager-Specific Harassment Training Matters
Managers aren’t just another audience for harassment training — legally, they are the company. When a supervisor knows about harassment and fails to act, the employer is on notice. When a supervisor is the harasser, the employer can be held liable even if no one else knew. That power dynamic is why manager training has to go beyond “don’t harass”: your supervisors need to know how to recognize harassment between others, how to receive a complaint properly, how to escalate it, and how to prevent retaliation afterward — because a botched response is itself a source of liability.
Several states now write this distinction into law by requiring separate or longer training for supervisors than for rank-and-file employees. Training your managers with the same generic video you show everyone else leaves your most exposed people the least prepared.
Which States Require Separate Supervisor Training
- California: two hours for supervisors at employers with 5 or more employees, within six months of becoming a supervisor and every two years after (Gov. Code § 12950.1); nonsupervisory employees get one hour
- Connecticut: two hours for every employee, supervisors included, at employers with 3 or more employees; employers with fewer must still train supervisors (Gen. Stat. § 46a-54)
- Delaware: additional interactive training for supervisors at employers with 50 or more employees, within one year of assuming the role and every two years (19 Del. C. § 711A)
- Maine: additional supervisor training within one year of assuming a supervisory position at employers with 15 or more employees (26 M.R.S. § 807)
- New York and Illinois: annual training for everyone, supervisors included, with the state model programs carrying supervisor-specific content on receiving complaints and retaliation (NY Labor Law § 201-g, 775 ILCS 5/2-109)
- Chicago: two hours a year for supervisors, one for everyone else, plus bystander training (Chicago Human Rights Ordinance)
Outside those states the federal picture applies: no statute sets hours, but the employer’s defense in a harassment claim depends on showing it trained the people who act on its behalf. Requirements change; check your state’s current rule before you schedule.
Who Needs This Training
- Managers and supervisors at every level — anyone with hiring, firing, scheduling, or disciplinary authority over other employees
- Newly promoted supervisors, ideally before or immediately after assuming the role (some states set a deadline measured from the promotion date)
- Team leads and shift leads who direct other workers’ day-to-day activities, even without formal “manager” titles
- HR staff and executives who will receive, investigate, or decide on complaints
How This Kit Fits a State Mandate
This kit supports the supervisor training element of those laws; it does not replace them. The video runs under 15 minutes, so where a state sets a minimum length or requires an interactive session (California’s two hours, Connecticut’s two) it is the core of a longer, instructor-led session: the presenter’s guide gives the leader the discussion points, the quiz makes it interactive, and the sign-in sheet and certificate make it documented. Add your own policy, your complaint procedure and any state-specific content to the session.
Manager or Employee: Which Harassment Training Do You Need?
- Nonsupervisory employees: sexual harassment training for employees
- Every form of harassment, for every employee: workplace harassment training for employees
- Discrimination duties for managers: manager discrimination training
- When a complaint has already been made: sexual harassment investigation training
FAQs on Manager Sexual Harassment Training
Answered by our in-house OSHA Authorized Trainer – Jason Hessom
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There is no federal training mandate, but the EEOC strongly recommends it, and a growing list of states require it — several specifically requiring more or separate training for supervisors. California, for example, requires supervisors at companies with 5 or more employees to receive two hours of training within six months of assuming a supervisory role and every two years after; New York requires annual training for all employees; Illinois and Connecticut have their own requirements. State rules change, so verify your state’s current requirements.
Employee training focuses on recognizing harassment and knowing how to report it. Manager training adds the supervisor’s legal responsibilities: how to receive a complaint, the duty to act on harassment they witness or learn about, how to escalate to HR, and how to prevent retaliation. Because supervisors act on behalf of the employer, their mistakes create liability that an ordinary employee’s can’t.
Yes. Under federal law, employers can be held liable for harassment by a supervisor — and when a supervisor’s harassment results in a tangible employment action such as firing, demotion, or loss of pay, the employer’s liability is essentially automatic. That is exactly why this training exists for the management layer specifically.
Take every complaint seriously, listen without judging or promising a specific outcome, document what was reported, escalate promptly to HR or the designated investigator, and protect the reporting employee from retaliation. This training walks managers through each of those steps, including the mistakes that commonly turn a complaint into a lawsuit.
This video kit teaches the manager-specific content those laws are aimed at — identifying, preventing, and responding to harassment. However, some state mandates also set minimum durations (such as California’s two interactive hours for supervisors) or state-specific content requirements. If you are in a mandate state, check the current requirements for your state and, if needed, use this video as the core of a longer, instructor-led session — the included presenter’s guide is designed for exactly that.
Training that goes beyond the employee basics to the supervisor’s legal duties: recognizing harassment between others, receiving a complaint properly, documenting it, escalating to HR, protecting the employee from retaliation, and understanding that a supervisor’s own conduct is imputed to the company. This kit is built around those duties.
Yes. Employee training teaches people to recognize and report harassment; it does not teach a supervisor what the law expects when a report lands on their desk, and in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine and Chicago the supervisor training is a separate legal requirement with its own length or content. Give supervisors both.
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Our group of managers really liked this training it is well done. We also liked the quiz so that we can document our training efforts with our staff. Very good!
Make sure your Managers get the training they need and this is a good one!
This should be required training (and in many States it is)
A good addition to our training library!
Highly recommend this training