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Preventing retaliation

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all employees. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 40 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 8 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 7 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The Preventing retaliation course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 40 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why this matters · 5 min

    Explain why retaliation is the most common EEOC charge and why it matters.

  • Lesson 2: Protected activity · 8 min

    Identify protected activity: participation and opposition.

  • Lesson 3: What counts as retaliation · 8 min

    Recognise materially adverse actions, including subtle and off-duty ones and harm to close associates.

  • Lesson 4: What would you do? · 5 min

    Respond correctly when you are, or see, someone treated badly after speaking up.

  • Lesson 5: Manager module · 7 min

    Managers: separate legitimate decisions from retaliation and document them.

  • Lesson 6: Report it · 2 min

    Practice

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: Title VII 704(a) (42 U.S.C. 2000e-3(a)); ADA 503 (42 U.S.C. 12203, incl. interference); ADEA 4(d); EPA/FLSA 15(a)(3); GI…

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check Title VII 704(a) (42 U.S.C. 2000e-3(a)) or ask your own counsel.

At hire + every 2 years; managers annually (best practice).

All employees, with a manager module (most retaliation is by managers).

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in Title VII 704(a) (42 U.S.C. 2000e-3(a)).

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Anti-retaliation policy
  • Reporting channel
  • Hotline or anonymous option
  • HR contact
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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