Tag: Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
California Laws Generally Apply Only within Borders of State
Since the pandemic, my company has been allowing employees to work from home. Without informing our human resources department, several of these employees have...
Harassment Outside of Work? Employer Still Must Respond to Complaint
One of my supervisors just reported to me that they received complaints about harassment from a coworker but did not report them to us...
New Federal Law Prohibits Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Harassment, Assault Claims
Last week, President Joe Biden signed legislation making pre-dispute arbitration agreements and class action waivers invalid and unenforceable for claims of sexual harassment or...
Key Considerations for Employers Returning Their Employees to the Workplace
Many employers in California are in the process of returning their employees to the workplace on either a full-time or part-time basis. For some...
New Role for HR: Mandatory Reporter
In Episode 105 of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law experts Matthew Roberts and Bianca...
Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Applies to Minors
We hired an employee who is 15 years old. Are we required to provide sexual harassment prevention training to him? What if he will...
New Law Expands Definition of Registered Domestic Partnership
In keeping with the new year theme, this week’s podcast includes two new “sleeper laws” that took effect on January 1, 2020. These laws...
How Deadline Extension Affects Timing of Harassment Training
I just read that the Governor signed a new law that changes the timing for the new sexual harassment training. What are the new...
New Law Extends, Clarifies Harassment Training Deadline
Some California employers now have until January 1, 2021 to train employees on sexual harassment prevention—a one-year extension of the original January 1, 2020...
Harassment Training Deadline Extended, Clarified
Some California employers now have until January 1, 2021 to train employees on sexual harassment prevention—a one-year extension of the original January 1, 2020...
Latest Podcasts Examine Taxes, FAQs on Labor Law Helpline
Taxes, Taxes and More Taxes
Even though California is enjoying its ninth straight year of economic growth and the state has a solid budget surplus...
State Agency Clarifies Sexual Harassment Training Deadline
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has issued some Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) discussing the new sexual harassment prevention training requirements...
CalChamber White Paper Recaps New Laws for 2019
The California Chamber of Commerce has released the list of new employment laws scheduled to take effect in 2019 and later that will affect...
State to Survey Employers on Anti-Harassment, Diversity Policies
The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) recently announced that it will survey California employers by telephone to ask about their anti-harassment...
Employers Should Investigate Hostile Work Environment Claims
My employee came to me complaining of a “hostile work environment,” which appears to be a verbal situation, not one of sexual harassment. Am...
