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Delaware: New Sexual Harassment Protections and Training Requirements

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Employers with 4 or more DE Employees

EFFECTIVE

January 1, 2019

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Governor Carney recently signed HB 360 implementing new sexual harassment protections and employee training requirements.

Who does the bill apply to? The bill applies to employers with 4 or more employees. It also applies to state employees, unpaid interns, applicants, joint employees, and apprentices.

What does the bill prohibit? The bill prohibits sexual harassment, including unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature when (1) it is explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of employment, (2) submission or rejection of such conduct is used as a basis for employment decisions, or (3) it has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an employee’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.

New York, NY: Employee Sexual Harassment Protections and Employer Obligations Expanded

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Select Private Employers with New York, NY Employees

EFFECTIVE

May 9, 2018, September 6, 2018, and April 1, 2019

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On May 9, 2018, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed multiple bills into law providing greater employee protections against sexual harassment, and expanding employer obligations, as follows.

  • Effective May 9, 2018, Int. 657-A applied protections for gender-based harassment claims to all employees, regardless of employer size, where it previously only applied to employers with four or more employees.
  • Effective May 9, 2018, Int. 663-A extends the statute of limitations for filing an administrative claim with the New York City Commission on Human Rights (NYCCHR) for gender-based harassment from one to three years after the date the alleged harassing conduct occurred.
  • Effective September 6, 2018, Int. 630-A requires all employers to post an anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities poster in common areas employees gather, in both English and Spanish (other languages will be made available). Employers must also provide new hires with an information sheet on sexual harassment, to be made available by the NYCCHR. An equivalent of the information sheet may be included in an employee handbook.
  • Effective April 1, 2019, Int. 632-A requires employers with 15 or more employees to conduct annual sexual harassment training for all employees, supervisors, and interns who work more than 80 hours in a calendar year in New York City. The training must be provided after the first 90 days of hire. Employees who received training at a prior employer within the required training cycle are not required to receive training again at a new employer until the next cycle. Although the training may be given either in-person or online, the training must be interactive. Training content must comply with the similar, recently enacted New York state law, as well as the additional requirements set forth in Int. 632-A. Employers must keep records of employee trainings for at least three years, including a signed employee acknowledgment.

Action Items

  1. Post the anti-sexual harassment rights and responsibilities posters once they are made available by the NYCCHR.
  2. Implement procedures for tracking and providing sexual harassment training in advance of April 1, 2019.
  3. Subscribers can call our HR On-Call Hotline at (888) 378-2456 for further assistance.

Disclaimer: This document is designed to provide general information and guidance concerning employment-related issues. It is presented with the understanding that ManagEase is not engaged in rendering any legal opinions. If a legal opinion is needed, please contact the services of your own legal adviser.

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New York: Anti-Sexual Harassment Laws Significantly Expanded

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All Employers with NY Employees

EFFECTIVE

Varies; See below

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With the state budget bill for the 2019 fiscal year comes a package of new anti-sexual harassment laws.  Recently signed on April 12, 2018, the provisions of these laws, their impact on the workplace, and their effective dates vary.  Below is a summary of the new regulations of which New York employers should be aware.