The state of Washington’s sexual harassment prevention training law applies to the hospitality and service industries. Specifically, companies that employ security guards, hotel housekeepers, janitors, or room service attendants who work in isolated environments must provide training to managers, supervisors, and employees.
The check marks in the table below indicate which training topics are required by state law.
Topic Required by Law | Topic Not Required by Law
Where the employee learner can ask questions about the concepts in a safe, anonymous way and get answers and guidance from subject matter experts.
A description of the personal characteristics that are protected by law in each state.
A description of the actions or situations that would create either quid pro quo harassment (this for that) or hostile work environment harassment.
A lesson about different people who can be involved in harassment, such as co-workers, clients, interns, a person of any gender.
A lesson about what a person can recover in a lawsuit for harassment, such as money for economic harm, emotional harm, etc.
A description about the different personal and organizational behaviors to promote respect and minimize harassment.
Real stories to illustrate the concepts.
A lesson about the logistics of filing a harassment complaint and how there is no legal right to confidentiality.
A description of the employer's resources that are designed to help people complaining of harassment.
A lesson on the legal duty of the employer to investigate all claims of harassment and the minimum requirements of the investigation.
A lesson on how a supervisor or manager should respond if accused by a subordinate employee of harassment.
Information about if and when an employee can be sued personally for harassment (as opposed to just named in the lawsuit) and if an accused faces criminal liability.
A lesson for supervisors to teach them to promptly report any claims of harassment, even if it doesn't appear like a formal complaint.
A lesson outlining and covering all the components of the employer's harassment policy and complaint procedure.
Information about when conduct is considered abusive and, whether abusive conduct is illegal in that region. For example, abusive conduct is not illegal in any state in the United States but it is illegal in different provinces in Canada.
A lesson on how people who witness harassing or disrespectful conduct can and should intervene to protect the employee and stop the conduct.
A lesson on when actions meet the criteria of retaliation and an explanation that retaliation is illegal.
Learn to spot forms of harassment.
Basics for both the federal FLSA and corresponding state laws.
Protect your organization and your clientele's PHI.
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