On January 24, 2020, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission disclosed its 2019 sexual harassment statistics. After a significant increase in sexual harassment charges in FY 2018, the EEOC reports a 1.2% decrease last year. Despite the year-over-year drop, 2019 still had the second-highest number of sexual harassment charges since 2012. 2018 Sexual Harassment Statistics … Read more
All New York employers must provide annual sexual harassment training to all employees in the State. The deadline for the first annual training was October 9, 2019. Just before that date, the NYS Legislature added to the requirements for this training. These include providing each employee with certain documents at each training session. Recently, the … Read more
On August 21, 2019, I presented a complimentary webinar called “NY Sexual Harassment Training Update”. For those who couldn’t attend the live webinar, I’m happy to make it available for you to watch at your convenience. In the webinar, I discuss: Brand New Requirements Effective Now! Review of Annual Training Process Elements of Training Meeting … Read more