Quick Facts: AB 1825
WHEN: By January 1, 2006 , all supervisors employed as of July 1, 2005 must be trained. If supervisors were trained after January 2003, they do not need to be trained by the January 2006 deadline if the training has met the requirements of AB 1825.
WHERE: One of our experienced trainers will come to your facility to perform the training using state–of-the-art equipment, professionally designed materials and custom PowerPoint presentation in your choice of languages. You choose the time, date and location.
WHO: Anyone in the company who has authority over others. It generally includes anyone having the means to: hire, transfer, suspend, lay-off, fire, promote, assign, reward, or discipline other employees.
WHAT: Effective January 2005, California law AB 1825, requires companies with 50 or more employees (which includes F/T & P/T employees and contractors) to provide training on the prevention of sexual harassment, discrimination, and retaliation to all supervisory employees.
HOW: Training must be a minimum of 2 hours and delivered via classroom or other effective interactive training method. After January 1, 2006, you must re-train each supervisor once every 2 years.
WHY: Failure to comply may cause the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to issue an order requiring the employer to conduct the required training. Failure to meet minimum AB 1825 standards could provide a basis for “punitive damages” in the event of a sexual harassment lawsuit. A plaintiff's lawyer could argue that failure to train in accordance with the law demonstrates an organization's "reckless disregard" for the law, and thereby establishes a potential basis for punitive damages liability.
IN ADDITION:
Managers Outside of CA: Clarification via AB2095 has confirmed that supervisors outside CA who manage employees in CA are not legally required to be provided harassment prevention training, however, the best HR Practice is to provide current harassment prevention training to all supervisors who manage employees in CA. Further, an even better HR Best Practice is to provide harassment prevention training to all employees and supervisors regardless of where they reside.
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