On April 29, 2024, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published its newest “Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace” (the “Guidance”). This marks the EEOC’s first update to its anti-harassment guidelines since 1999. ...
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Sexual Harassment
“Clean Up” Legislation Gives Employers Another Year to Implement New Sexual Harassment Training Requirements
In response to widespread confusion about the timing of California’s expanded sexual harassment training requirements, the California Legislature has introduced a “clean up” measure to last year’s Senate Bill 1343. That bill mandated employers to ...
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Test Your Knowledge – Harassment
How Familiar Are You with Harassment Issues at Work? ...
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Overview for ‘19: California’s New Employment Laws
For 2019, California employers should be aware of these new and updated laws.
New Laws
SB 1300 The Sexual Harassment Omnibus Bill
As of January 1, 2019, employers cannot require employees to: release a FEHA claim “in exchange for a raise or ...
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California Employers Face New Requirements in the #MeToo Era
It’s no surprise that the 2018 Legislative session concluded with a variety of measures addressing the hottest topic of the year: sexual harassment in the workplace. California has always been on the forefront of harassment prevention training, but ...
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Test Your Knowledge – A Friendly Hug?
A California state senator was reprimanded recently by the senate rules committee after an internal investigation into complaints that he hugged other senators and staff. The senate Rules Committee stopped short of a sexual harassment accusation but ...
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Sex Harassment Training: How to Get the Message Across
By now, most employers understand that if they operate a business in California and have fifty or more employees, they are required under state law to provide two hours of sex harassment training to supervisors in California every two years. The law ...
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