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Sexual Harassment Training Requirements in Oklahoma

Protected Categories
Anti-Discrimination Act protects age (40+), race, color, religion, sex (pregnancy), genetic testing, handicap, and national origin.

Political opinions or affiliations of public employees are also protected.

State Sexual Harassment Definition
Same as Federal

Who May Be Liable
Employer

State Training & Education Requirements
Oklahoma requires specific training for employees who investigate complaints of discrimination, as explained below.

Section 840-2.1 (F)(1) of Title 74 and Section 10-3-20 of Title 530 of the Oklahoma Statutes requires state employees who investigate complaints of discrimination to be trained on such topic. The training should include:

  1. four days of initial discrimination complaints investigator training either conducted by the Office of Personnel Management or approved by the Administrator; and
  2. a minimum of one investigation under the guidance of a senior EEO investigator, designated by the Administrator.The senior EEO investigator shall advise and support the investigator in developing competency in investigating complaints of discrimination; and
  3. a minimum of six hours of classroom instruction or 0.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in training each calendar year.

Discrimination complaints investigator training shall provide participants with a current knowledge of:

  1. Oklahoma and federal equal employment opportunity laws and rules;
  2. theories of discrimination and burdens of proof;
  3. planning and conducting complete and impartial investigations;
  4. techniques for interviewing witnesses;
  5. collecting relevant evidence;
  6. documenting the record of investigation; and
  7. preparing the written report of investigation.

Enforcement
Oklahoma Human Rights Commission (OHRC)

Citation
25 Okla. Stat. §§ 1201, 1301-1308, 1311, § 74- 840-2.9, §7 74-954; Okl. Admin. Code § 335:15-3-9.
36 Okl. St. § 3614.2

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