California's Mandatory Workplace Harassment Prevention Training for Managers and Supervisors

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO COMPLY

All supervisory employees in California must go through a two hour interactive workplace harassment prevention training. The regulations which were initially introduced in 2005 were codified under Government Code Section 12950.1 (also known as AB 1825), requiring employers with 50 or more employees to provide two hours of interactive workplace harassment prevention training to all supervisory employees every two years. Dorsey's expert training team can assist by providing you with three separate training package options (discussed below). Some of the requirements specific to this compliance training are:

  1. All supervisors or newly promoted supervisors in California must undergo the training.
  2. Covered employers are those with 50 or more employees or contractors.
  3. The training must be "interactive," at least two hours long, address legal prohibitions against unlawful workplace harassment, discrimination and retaliation under federal and state law, discuss factors which include but are not limited to correction of situations involving workplace harassment, remedies available to the victims, effects of harassment, relevant statutory provisions of case law, practical examples, confidentiality issues, reporting procedures, supervisor's responsibilities, the company's polices, and how to respond to and prevent harassment and retaliation in the workplace.
  4. The training must be provided by a "qualified trainer" who is an expert in California employment discrimination law.
  5. New or newly promoted supervisors must be trained within six months of their assumption of the position.

Option 1:
ON-SITE TRAINING FOR SUPERVISORS
Dorsey has prepared a comprehensive training program designed for supervisory employees, including but not limited to, any managers, executive decision makers, human resources professionals or in-house counsel. This program will be provided to you at your company site where our expert trainers will provide a comprehensive two hour training session that includes: written materials, a PowerPoint presentation complete with question and answer session and a quiz to test the understanding of the issues, and a sign in sheet to monitor attendance. Contact us if on-site training best meets your needs to reserve a date.

Option 2:
ON-SITE TRAINING FOR THE TRAINERS
Dorsey has prepared a sophisticated training program designed specifically for your trainers, including the human resources professionals or in-house counsel who will be responsible for conducting the training for your employees. This program is designed to provide your trainers with detailed materials and information to assist them in implementing the workplace harassment training. Dorsey expert trainers will provide the training at your company site and conduct a two and a half hour comprehensive training that includes: a package of training materials, a PowerPoint presentation complete with question and answer session, a role play session and training on investigation of claims of harassment, a quiz to test the understanding of the issues, and a certificate of training.

Option 3:
TWO HOUR TRAINING SEMINARS AT DORSEY
To further assist you in meeting your legal obligations to continue to provide training every two years, Dorsey has scheduled a number of breakfast and lunch briefings in Northern and Southern California, and Seattle, Washington locations designed for training of supervisory employees, including but not limited to, any managers, executive decision makers, human resources professionals, or in-house counsel. Our expert trainers will provide a two-hour comprehensive training that includes: breakfast or lunch, a two-hour training session, written materials, a PowerPoint presentation complete with question and answer session and a quiz to test the understanding of the issues, and a certificate of attendance. Reservations must be made in advance and fees are required. Please see the left column of this Update for dates and locations. Spaces are limited.

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