Harassment Prevention Training

In light of the ongoing focus on fairness and safety in the employment relationship, the California Legislature has mandated specific training requirements that are fixed upon cultural change in workplaces and aimed at ensuring employees fully understand their rights and responsibilities regarding sexual harassment. As of January 1, 2019, in accordance with SB 1343, California law requires that all employers, with 5 or more employees, provide prohibited sexual harassment trainings for both their managers and employees.

SB 1343 increases the number of employers who must provide trainings, and expands the number of employees who must attend trainings. Since all employers with 5 or more employees must now provide this training, it is urgent that employers secure high-quality trainings for all of their employees. Once completed, these trainings will continue to be required at least every two years and when new employees are brought onboard through the hiring process. Training for non-supervisory employees is one hour and the training for management employees is two hours. As required by California law, the topics covered in the presentations include the following: harassment, retaliation, abusive conduct, gender, sexual orientation, and hiring practices.

Dear Valued Clients,

We wanted to inform you that we will be discontinuing our individual monthly online harassment training sessions. However, we will continue to offer private training sessions for our clients. These sessions can be conducted either in-person at your workplace or via Zoom, and will be led by one of our experienced attorneys.

If you’re interested in scheduling a private training, please reach out to Becky Fellows-Ward at bfellows@pkwhlaw.com or 916-442-3552, and she will be happy to assist you in setting up a session.

Additionally, we recommend our trusted partner, People Rock HR, for individual online training. They offer a variety of courses that can help maintain a compliant and respectful workplace. You can find more information about their offerings at https://peoplerockhr.com/.

Thank you for your continued partnership, and we look forward to supporting your team’s success!