Newspapers have recently reported many stories of complaints of sexual harassment being either poorly or entirely un-investigated. This neglect, if true, led to additional behaviors and reports by alleged victims of these accusations. If they just exist as rumors and are, in fact, untrue, the reputation of the person (or persons) being accused is destroyed almost as badly as it would have been if there had been an investigation and this person was found guilty. And in either case, the victims (alleged or in fact) received no justice. No matter what, it is important to take any complaint seriously – and to make sure there is a neutral, comprehensive and fair investigation conducted.
This course starts off by offering two examples of accusations being brushed off by management – and the ensuing results. Next, we do a very brief review of the laws pertaining to harassment and discrimination. After this, the focus is on how to conduct a neutral, comprehensive, and fair investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct in a corporate setting, along with additional case studies.
This course covers how to conduct an investigation into a complaint of inappropriate behavior in the workplace - and what to do if the complaint reveals a problem.
Prerequisites
No Advanced Preparation or Prerequisites are needed for this course.
Learning Objective
- Identify when it is appropriate to assign tasks by sex
- Explore the laws pertaining to harassment and discrimination
- Explore methods for reporting inapproriate activity
- Explore how to conduct a neutral, comprehensive, and fair investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct in a corporate setting
- Mitigate risk management and workforce issues with proper investigative process
Last updated/reviewed: July 10, 2025
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Yay for ethics, yay for me! I love learning about ethics!!!!
Great informative course! Tons of info on a variety of usefful subjects! Thank you!
Generally good content. Not a course for those with misophonia.
Great information about useful tools. Didn't know there were so many plugins available
Principles of Ethical Team Leadership is an important part of corporate culture. learning the fundamental principles will increase the value of the company and benefit everyone involved
Policy and Types of Complaints (5:06) was missing or the link was broken. Still a very good course.
great excel course, moves a bit quickly at times but the ability to stop and go back allows this to work. Great course.
Informative, interesting and up-to-date. Useful for all employees, particularly for managers.
This course is important for employees on all levels and even in our personal lives. I really like the points made on the importance of Listening well.
Course was relevant and a good road map to live all aspects of your life.
Excellent course, very well organized and presented, with practical examples provided.
Detailed and informative course with plenty of examples to illustrate application of laws into practice.
I like the overarching subject matter of the course and especially the sections on SWOT
Material and review/exam content was not crisp and clear. Review question & answers were not accurate. Exam questions and answers were confusing and subjective.
This course would be informative for someone right out of college or someone that has been in the workforce for a number of years. It reinforces what is acceptable today and not what was acceptable in time past.
Highly effective examples incorporated into the course.
I believe that it is misleading to say 1 CPE and click here for 1 CPE, only to find out that CPE is not listed.
This is a high-level overview of how to organize data analytics efforts and sell these services to the business.
This course meets the AICPA ethics requirements for AZ CPAs and is better than some alternative courses I considered.
I really thought this course was spot on, totally one hundred percent the truth. Everyone should take this course, it teaches you the art of problem solving conversations and how to become a better listener for sure.
Great class- one of the better ones! As someone who has a published book, I can attest to the importance of editing.
This course was well developed and well presented. Good coverage of the subject.
the final exam questions are not clearly addressed in the slides.
I liked the comparison and contrast between traits and skills and how some qualities may overlap.
I enjoyed this presentation, it provided a new insight on correcting small (and large) safety issues that are found in most businesses. You also receive guidance on ergonomics, proper lifting, etc., and who can't use that?
Great job! I enjoyed the course and learning different techniques when listening.
Recommended for anyone who needs a refresher on auditing or anyone who is about to go through an audit!
This course helped me strengthen my understanding of IA fundamentals.
Nice looking/professional presentation and materials.
Great Course I think we need more documentation.
Good high level and basic. Recommend to all as a refresher or basic level accounting.
Good course, the presenters were engaging and informative. The course included many studies and statistic to accompany their points regarding training & development and employee engagement.
Really helpful to see the side-by-side presentation with Formula based reports vs Pivot table reports
I found this course to be very well presented with clear action items that I am excited to start implementing!
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Not a primer and if you already know how to get around the AICPA Professional Code of Conduct, you don't need this course. It just isn't very straightforward or clear; perhaps it could have benefited from more time allocated. Very hard to stay focused and follow.
Informative in nature but the candy in the instructor's mouth was very distracting.
A useful and technical course topic which was presented in a clear and concise manner.
Some more error rectification technique may be included in this course.
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Good use of situations and examples to relate the course material to.
The course was very informative and will help with any harassment claims we may have. There were may "take aways" that will help me put together a harassment claim checklist and packet.
pretty good course, a little dry for my taste
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Great information and well presented. Personally gained a gret amount of information for future use in reporting.
Very professionally done!
Questions are vague
Excellent course
Well done. Easy to understand.
Barry needs more energy. What he says is really interesting. But his monotone presentation even had him yawning (I actually heard him yawn twice). The exam (CPE for me) was unpleasant as well. Maybe that was the intent.
I liked the ease with which the subject was presented.
Test questions were not captured in the presentation materials.
Great course!
Great tips
The course is too basic for a CPA.
Excellent Course!!
Bullet points - not the entire conversation or presentation - Please!!!!
The course was very clear and concise. I found it surprising that this course was relevant to the type of work environment I am currently in and it definitely gives me a new perspective especially as a millennial. Individuals in enterprises or businesses that live off of their revenue would be highly benefited from this course.
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The course was excellent. It met my expectations.
Lesson Questions and Answers0 Questions
INTRODUCTION And OVERVIEW
Examples, Policy, and Laws
- True Stories of Investigations 8:31
- Harassment and Discrimination Laws for the Workplace 11:14
- Starting The Investigation and The Report 16:59
CONCLUSION
CONTINUOUS PLAY
SUPPORTING MATERIALS
- Slides: Investigating a Complaint of Inappropriate Behavior in The Workplace PDF
- Investigating a Complaint of Inappropriate Behavior in The Workplace Glossary/Index PDF
- Bonus Article PDF
REVIEW and TEST
- REVIEW QUESTIONS quiz
- FINAL EXAM exam
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