California Sexual Harassment Prevention Training
California harassment training made easier to manage.
Ethiciti provides California sexual harassment prevention training for employees, managers and supervisors with separate course options designed around the state’s one hour and two hour training requirements.
CALIFORNIA REQUIREMENT
Who needs sexual harassment prevention training in California?
California employers with five or more employees are generally required to provide sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to California based employees. Nonsupervisory employees must receive at least one hour of training, while supervisory employees must receive at least two hours. Training must be repeated every two years.
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California sexual harassment training requirements
California Government Code section 12950.1 establishes training requirements for covered employers. The requirements differ based on learner role and timing.
California’s training requirement applies to employers with five or more employees. Employees do not all have to work or reside in California for the employer size threshold to be met.
Nonsupervisory California employees must receive at least one hour of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training.
California supervisors and managers must receive at least two hours of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training.
Covered employees must complete retraining every two years, subject to applicable timing requirements for newly hired or newly promoted employees.
ETHICITI CALIFORNIA COURSES
Two learner groups. Two clear training paths.
Ethiciti makes California assignment easier by separating nonsupervisory employee training from manager and supervisor training.
California Employee Training
Designed for nonsupervisory employees who require at least one hour of California sexual harassment prevention training.
- Sexual harassment prevention
- Abusive conduct prevention
- Reporting concerns
- Retaliation prevention
- Workplace and digital conduct
California Manager and Supervisor Training
Designed for supervisory employees who require at least two hours of California sexual harassment prevention training.
- Employee training topics
- Manager responsibilities
- Duty to respond
- Escalation and reporting
- Preventing retaliation
MODERN WORKPLACE RISKS
California training for the situations employees actually face.
Ethiciti connects required concepts with realistic workplace situations so employees and managers can better recognize, respond to and report inappropriate behavior.
Recognize
Understand sexual harassment, abusive conduct, professional boundaries and behaviors that may create a hostile or inappropriate workplace.
Respond
Practice making decisions in realistic workplace situations where responsibilities and next steps may not always feel obvious.
Speak Up
Understand reporting options, retaliation protections, bystander responsibilities and when concerns should be escalated.
SIMPLIFY CALIFORNIA TRAINING
Easier for compliance teams to manage.
Assign the appropriate California course based on learner role, deliver through your LMS or Ethiciti and manage the program alongside harassment training for employees in other jurisdictions.
This page provides a general overview of California sexual harassment prevention training requirements and is not legal advice. Employers should review current guidance from the California Civil Rights Department when determining their obligations.
COMMON QUESTIONS
California Sexual Harassment Training FAQs
How many employees trigger California’s harassment training requirement?
California generally requires employers with five or more employees to provide sexual harassment prevention training to California based employees. Employees do not all need to work at the same location or live in California for the employer threshold to be met.
How long is California sexual harassment prevention training?
Nonsupervisory employees must receive at least one hour of training. Supervisory employees must receive at least two hours. Ethiciti provides separate 60 minute employee and 120 minute manager and supervisor courses.
How often is California harassment training required?
Covered employees must generally be retrained every two years. Newly hired nonsupervisory employees and newly promoted or hired supervisors are generally required to complete training within six months.
Do temporary or seasonal employees need California harassment training?
California has accelerated training timing for certain temporary and seasonal employees hired to work for less than six months. Current state guidance requires training within 30 calendar days of hire or within 100 hours worked, whichever occurs first.
Does California require different training for managers?
Yes. Supervisory employees require at least two hours of training, compared with at least one hour for nonsupervisory employees. Manager training also addresses the additional responsibilities supervisors have when concerns are raised or misconduct is observed.
Can California harassment training be completed online?
Yes. California permits effective interactive training in online, classroom and other formats. Training may also be completed in segments as long as the applicable total training duration is met.
Can Ethiciti California training work with our existing LMS?
Yes. Ethiciti California harassment prevention courses can be delivered through your existing learning management system or through Ethiciti’s compliance learning platform.
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