This law extended existing sexual harassment protections to include state employees, unpaid interns, applicants, joint employees, and apprentices and clarified the definition of sexaul harassment. Starting January 1, 2019, each employer must distribute the state Department of Labor’s Sexual Harassment Notice to each new employee upon commencement of employment, and to each existing employee by July 1, 2019. In workplaces with 50 or more employees, employers are required to provide interactive training on sexual harassment prevention for all existing employees by December 31, 2019, and additional training to supervisors about their responsibilities and the retaliation prohibitions. The training must be provided to all new employees and supervisors within one year of commencement of their position.
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STATUS: Enacted
Expanded the definition of “employee” covered under existing sexual harassment protections to cover more workers, clarified the definition of sexual harassment, and imposed sexual harassment notice and training requirements on certain employers.