Employee Harassment Training FAQs
EmployeeHarassmentTraining.com is a training provider for onsite or virtual training offering legally compliant workplace harassment prevention training for employees, supervisors, and HR professionals across the United States. We also provide Workplace Civility and Bystander Intervention and Leadership and Management Development.
Yes, in many jurisdictions it is. Several U.S. states (including California, New York, Illinois, and others) mandate sexual harassment prevention training for employees and supervisors.
Yes, Several States have mandatory harassment training requirements including California (SB 1343), New York State & NYC, Connecticut, Illinois, Delaware, and Maine.
Additionally, most States have training recommendations/suggestions even if they don’t require training.
Our training is designed for all employees, including non-supervisory staff, supervisors, and managers. Certain states may have specific training requirements for different roles. New hires (within a set timeframe after starting). Our harassment training is customized to meet State and Federal regulations. Several States also require bystander intervention training.
Yes, courses are regularly updated and designed to meet and exceed the sexual harassment training requirements of all U.S. federal and state laws, including those in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, New York, and Chicago. The training aligns with the Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidelines along with legal updates.
Yes, EHT offers customization options to tailor training specific to your company's goals and specific needs. Including: incorporating your company policies, critical thinking activities and relevant workplace scenarios to make the training more relevant and impactful.
EHT’s training courses are available in English and Spanish for live onsite or virtual live training formats.
Not always. For example, California’s law applies to employers with 5 or more employees, and New York's law applies to all employers, regardless of size
Penalties may include:
- Fines and citations
- Civil liability
- Loss of business licenses or contracts
- Reputational damage
Courses include definitions and examples of harassment, sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, bystander intervention, mandates, supervisory requirements and how to report inappropriate conduct. Companies who hire us usually provide their company policies and include it as part of the training or training certification.
Training must usually include:
- Definition and examples of sexual harassment
- Legal framework (federal and state laws)
- Reporting procedures
- Employer and employee responsibilities
- Retaliation protection
- Bystander intervention (in some jurisdictions)
Yes. Most state laws require employers to document participation, often for several years. Records may be subject to inspection.
- Attendance Sign-In Roster
- Training Content/Materials
- Training Certification
Most employee courses take approximately 1 hour, while supervisor/manager versions typically take 2 hours to meet legal standards. However, some companies want to expand their training to include topics such as communication, supervisory skills, teamwork and more.
We are a national company and meet all State and Federal requirements and/ or recommendations. We offer onsite training or live virtual training.
We provide PowerPoint slides, State mandates, company policies, an assessment demonstrating employees' learning and application and complete the training with a Certificate of Completion for each employee.
Yes, they can. However, managers/supervisors are held to higher standards and often require 2 hours of training and employees typically require 1 hour of training.
Some companies will offer the training for Managers and employees combined by offering the first hour for all employees/managers. The second hour only managers/supervisors would attend.
Pricing for training courses depends on the number of employees, hours requested for training, the number of training sessions desired, and the number of languages spoken.
EHT offers flexible pricing models to accommodate various training models, needs, and budgets. For detailed pricing information, please contact us at
[email protected] or call us at 707 282 9193.
Yes. We provide volume discounts and solutions for companies of all sizes. Often smaller companies join together to meet and complete sexual harassment compliance seminars which minimizes expenses.
Yes. Upon successful completion, participants receive a downloadable certificate that can be printed or saved for employer records.
Frequency depends on state law. For example, California requires training every 2 years. We recommend checking your local requirements or contacting your HR department.
