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California Expands Its Sexual Harassment Training Mandate to Employers Nationwide in Updated AB 1825 Regulations
California Expands Its Sexual Harassment Training Mandate to Employers Nationwide in Updated AB 1825 Regulations
Published 07-10-06
Submitted by Workplace Answers
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 10, 2006--On June 30, 2006, California's Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) issued long-awaited modifications to the AB 1825 mandatory sexual harassment training regulations initially published by the Commission on December 16, 2005. The new regulations clarify one of the most controversial issues regarding the law -- does the mandatory training requirement for supervisors cover employers and supervisors located outside the state of California?
The modified regulations cover any employer with 50 or more employees or contractors, even if only one employee works in California. The new regulations also affirm that supervisory employees outside the state of California must be trained as long as they directly supervise California employees. Employers around the country must assess whether they need to comply with the California training regulations.
The new regulations, entitled "Modified Proposed Regulations on Harassment Training and Education" are open to the public for written comment until July 21, 2006. At the FEHC's next meeting on August 29, 2006, Commissioners will decide whether to adopt or make further changes to the modified regulations.
Workplace Answers was requested by the Commission to provide input on the regulations. In addition to consulting Workplace Answers on eLearning and technology issues, Commissioners requested that Workplace Answers provide them with access to Workplace Answers' AB 1825 course to better understand Web-based sexual harassment training.
Workplace Answers, a trusted provider of Web-based education in human resources, unlawful harassment prevention, financial and ethics compliance, enables its customers to easily meet the stringent requirements of AB 1825, California's mandatory sexual harassment training law.
"Workplace Answers anticipated the proposed changes," says Lynn Lieber, Esq., CEO of Workplace Answers. "Because of our legal expertise and active involvement in drafting the new regulations, our courses and technology already meet and exceed all of the Commission's proposed modifications. We feel that the changes are positive for business, as they reflect HR best practices and encourage positive, healthy business environments."
Lieber, a nationally recognized expert on harassment, discrimination, and ethics training, was instrumental in helping the Fair Employment and Housing Commission (FEHC) to understand eLearning and how it can be used to efficiently and cost-effectively train employees and lessen the burden of complying with AB 1825.
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