AB 1825 SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING

California Assembly Bill 1825 became law January 1, 2005, and required California employers with 50 or more employees to provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to supervisory-level employees every two years. The final regulations, which became effective August 17, 2007, include very specific guidelines regarding course content, training method, and trainer qualifications. (FEHC final regulations.) Employers should proceed with compliance training cautiously, no longer resting on the protection of an interim "good faith effort" provision. While many employers anticipated or hoped for an official waiver of training due to the present state of the economy, no such pardon arrived. Consequently, 2009 is anticipated to be another significant compliance period.

To help employers meet their training requirements during these difficult financial times, Basham Parker LLP has developed a variety of training solutions designed to provide quality training at reasonable costs, including reduced-fee attorney training, qualified non-attorney training, web-based training through a no-commission relationship with Workplace Answers, Inc., and scheduled webinars. For more information regarding these training options, please contact our Client Services Department.