Compliance Alert: California law requires all employers with five or more employees to provide harassment prevention training to all employees by January 1, 2021, and then every two years: This includes:
- California supervisors (two hours) and nonsupervisory employees (one hour)
- Out-of-state supervisors who manage California employees
- Remote employees interacting with California employees
- Newly hired or promoted employees (within six months)
- (As of January 1, 2021) Seasonal and temp employees you hire directly to work for less than six months — within 30 calendar days after their hire date or within 100 hours worked, whichever occurs first.
- If you trained staff in 2019, they are due for refresher training by January 1, 2022.
Important note regarding California’s training threshold of five or more employees: When counting employees to determine if you’re required to provide harassment prevention training, be sure to count staff located outside of California, part-time and temporary direct hires, independent contractors, as well as unpaid interns and volunteers.
CalChamber helps you recognize the fine lines of harassment in the workplace
No one in the workplace should be made to feel uncomfortable, afraid or unwelcomed by someone else. What was said, how it was said, or when or where it was said, doesn’t change a person’s experience.
Engaging Movie-Quality Videos and Expert Commentary
- Contemporary, real-life workplace situations include not-so-obvious harassing behaviors, such as a seemingly innocent hug or a comment on a person's gender identity.
- Movie-quality videos draw you in to each conversation as if you're in the same room.
- Compelling scenes get you thinking, rethinking and guessing how it all plays out.
- Videos wrap with commentary by California legal experts who assess each situation and offer key takeaways.
- Learners test their knowledge as they work through scenarios and interactive quizzes.
- Bystander intervention empowers employees to address inappropriate behavior before it becomes unlawful harassment.
"When faced with a potential lawsuit, usually the first question your counsel will ask is whether your employees have received sexual harassment prevention training."
ERIKA FRANK, CALCHAMBER EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
More Than 1 Million Employees and Supervisors Trained by CalChamber
Online harassment prevention training through CalChamber makes it convenient to effectively train employees and fulfill your compliance obligations. A qualified trainer since 2008, our courses exceed California’s legal requirements and include best practices that raise awareness about the subtleties of harassment, improve workplace culture and respect, and increase productivity and a sense of well-being.
Mandatory 1-Hour California Employee Course
Mandatory 2-Hour California Supervisor Course
Interactive Training with Certificate of Completion for Learners to Sign/Return
Downloadable Sample of Required Policy with Confirmation of Receipt for Employees to Sign/Return
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