Workplace Harassment/Violence Resources

CA AB 2358

2018 | Industry Bills, Workplace Harassment/Violence

Requires anti-discrimination and harassment prevention policies and measures within building and construction trades apprenticeship programs.

IL SB 75 Extended

2019 | Industry Bills, Protect More Workers, Retaliation, Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Extends sexual harassment protections to independent contractors; imposes sexual harassment prevention training requirements; requires hotels and casinos to adopt anti-sexual harassment policies and provide panic buttons to certain employees; and prohibits retaliation.

WA SB 5258

2019 | Industry Bills, Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Prevents the sexual harassment and sexual assault of certain isolated workers through training and other requirements in specific industries.

CT SB 3

2019 | Legal Deadlines Workplace Harrassment, Remedies, Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Expanded training requirements, notice requirements, protections for employees reporting sexual harassment, and the types of damages for discrimination and harassment claims. Also extended the deadline for filing discrimination and harassment administrative claims.

CA AB 51

2019 | Forced Arbitration, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Prohibits employers from requiring workers to sign arbitration agreements, or other waivers of forums or rights, and prohibits retaliation against workers who decline to sign such agreements.

CA AB 749

2019 | No Rehire, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

This law prohibits the use of “no rehire” clauses in settlement agreements related to employment claims, with certain exceptions.

CA AB 9

2019 | Legal Deadlines Workplace Harrassment, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Extended the deadline to file claims of sexual harassment and other discrimination with the state enforcement agency from one to three years.

CA SB 778

2019 | Training, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Clarified the dates by which specified employers must provide sexual harassment prevention trainings to employees and supervisors pursuant to SB 1343 (passed in 2018).

AL SR 8 a

2019 | Legal Deadlines Workplace Harrassment, Legislative Employees, Workplace Harassment/Violence

STATUS: Enacted

Senate Rules that contain rules related to sexual misconduct by members of the Legislature.