NYS Law now mandates that all employers provide sexual harrassment training and anti-harrassment polcies to all employees by October 9, 2018 or you will be in violation of the law.By October 9, 2018 New York State has mandated that employers provide all employees with annual sexual harassment training and have a written anti-harassment policy in place, in addition annual training and policy updates are required. Following is an excerpt regarding employer regulation:What this means for you (no later than October 9, 2018) you must: Develop Sexual Harassment and Assault polices that include (please note this is not all inclusive):o What constitutes harassmento Information regarding federal, state and local sexual harassment laws and the remedies available to victimso A standard complaint formo A standard complaint process that ensures due process for ALL partieso Explanation of employees external rightso A statement indicating that sexual harassment is a form of employee misconduct and will be enforcedo A non retaliation statement Complete your first annual sexual harassment training (and continue to do on an annual basis) (not all inclusive):o Must be in person and interactiveo Explanation of sexual harassment and examples of inappropriate conducto Information regarding federal, state and local sexual harassment laws and the remedies available to victimso Explanation of employee's external rights of redress and the available administrative and judicial forums for bringing complaintsAt Tanner Insurance we understand the importance of this issue and the requirement for the employer. We want to be a resource for you and are working with insurance carriers and their legal department to gain access to training and policy samples for our clients.If you have questions or need more information please contact us.
