Most California employers need to get ready to provide more sexual harassment training to their employees.
Pursuant to SB 778, employers with 5 or more employees must provide at least 2 hours of classroom or other effective interactive training and education, regarding sexual harassment, to all supervisory employees and at least 1 hour of classroom or other effective interactive training and education, regarding sexual harassment, to all nonsupervisory employees in California within 6 months of their assumption of a position; and, for existing employees, by January 1, 2021, and thereafter once every 2 years.
New nonsupervisory employees must be provided the training within 6 months of hire and new supervisory employees must be provided the training within 6 months of the assumption of a supervisory position.
An employer who has provided this training and education in 2019 is not required to provide it again until 2021.
If you are an employer of five or more employees and have yet to arrange for the required sexual harassment training of your employees, you should make implementation of this training a priority. To assure you have a compliant training and education plan have it reviewed by your employment lawyer.
The information presented is not intended to be, and does not constitute, “legal advice.” Because each situation varies, and only brief summary information is provided here, you should not use this information as a basis for action unless you have independently verified with your own counsel that it applies to your particular situation.
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