Sexual Harassment Claims in the Workplace

Under a new California state law, companies with as few as workers must train all supervisors in sexual harassmentprevention techniques by Dec. , ' and then repeat thattraining every two years. The training must be conducted via'classroom or other effective interactive' method. Included inthe headcount are full time, part time, and contract employeesand even workers who are at remote locations such asout-of-state marketing and sales representatives.The law - a response to the persistently high number of sexualharassment claims filed in California - comes on the heels of analready well established framework dealing with quid pro quo andhostile work environment rules, but according to the author ofAB Government Code section .; full text available atwww.leginfo.ca.gov despite legal protections already in place,sexual harassment in the workplace remains a major problem inCalifornia. According to the legislative history of AB , theCalifornia Departm...