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Will your Company's Supervisors be Trained by 12/31/05?
5 Reasons
Why You Need It!
Three Ways to Do Harassment Prevention Training - Workshops, At Your Location and Online
Harassment Prevention Training is Now Required by Law
Have your employees been trained?
Recent legislation on Sexual Harassment (AB 1825) will require employers with 50 or more employees to provide 2 hours of training and education to all supervisory employees, within one year of January 2005, unless the employer has provided harassment prevention training to employees after January 1, 2003.
What Employers Are Covered?
The law defines a covered "employer" as one that employs 50 or more persons, which includes temporary service employees and independent contractors. The law does not specify that the 50 employees must be within California. That means that an employer with 50 total employees may be covered by the law, even if just a few workers are in California.
What Training Is Required?
The law provides general guidance concerning the scope of the training. The training must include "information and practical guidance" regarding federal and state laws that prohibit sexual harassment, including prevention and correction of harassment, and remedies available to victims. The statute specifically requires employers to use "practical examples" aimed at preventing harassment. The training must be presented by "trainers or educators with knowledge and expertise in the prevention of harassment, discrimination, and retaliation."
Significantly, the training must be in a classroom or an equally effective interactive environment. Because of the term "interactive," a video presentation alone without questions and answers, role playing, and other interactive methods may be insufficient. For more details on AB 1825 (click here) to read the bill.
Three Employers Group Training Options on Harassment Prevention
