California Sexual Harassment Training Expansion
California has expanded the sexual harassment training standards for employers beginning January 1, 2019, under SB 1343. The previous law (AB 1825) required employers with 50 or more employees to train only supervisors, but the expansion requires all employers with five or more employees, including temporary or seasonal employees, to train all supervisory and nonsupervisory employees in California by January 1, 2021, as extended by SB 778.
Read More
Dating in the Workplace? How a Sexual Harassment Policy Can Mitigate Risks
Relationships can and do happen in the workplace. It’s not surprising, given working adults spend much of their lives at work. A study conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management revealed that one in three workers have been involved in a relationship with a co-worker before.
Read More
Worrying About Sexual Harassment Doesn't Make it Go Away
Sexual harassment has long been a problem in the United States. And, it’s not just something that happens in male-dominated industries, as people often assume. It seems that everyday, another victim comes forward to share a story about being subjected to unwanted sexual attention and abuse.
Read More
7 Things You Need to Know About SB-1343
According to SB-1343, by January 1, 2020, 92% of the state’s workforce [roughly 15.5 million workers] will need to have received at least one hour of sexual harassment training for non-management employees; and two hours of training for supervisors. Following the 2020 deadline, these educational thresholds will need to be met again every two years. Here are 7 things HR and compliance professionals need to know about this mandate. What does SB-1343 change?
Read More
New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements for California Businesses
California employers will soon be required to update their employee training procedures once again with the newly-passed Senate Bill 1343 which requires both supervisory employees as well as non-supervisory employees to undergo comprehensive sexual harassment training every two years. The new mandate goes into effect January 1, 2020.
Read More
Think harassment is limited to celebrities and politicians? Think again.
It's been an interesting morning. Hours after learning that NBC had fired Matt Lauer over “inappropriate sexual conduct”, Minnesota Public Radio announced that it had terminated Garrison Keillor (of “A Prairie Home Companion” fame) for his indiscretions in the workplace.
Read More
AB 1732 - All Single User Restrooms In California Must Now Welcome All Genders
AB 1732, effective March 1st, 2017, enacted the most progressive statewide restroom access policy in the nation, requiring all single occupancy restrooms (rooms with a toilet and/or urinal and sink) in businesses, government buildings and places of public accommodation to be available to everyone regardless of gender or gender identity.
Read More
A Recent Court Verdict Should Cause Employers Concern
When employees complain about unlawful acts in the workplace, they are engaging in a protected activity and must not be retaliated against for doing so. Is telling your supervisor to stop harassing you considered to be a protected activity? A recent court case says yes, and this verdict should scare employers silly.
Read More