Tag: harassment prevention training
A Single Racial Slur May Be Severe Racial Harassment Under FEHA
Whether workplace harassment conduct rises to the level of severe or pervasive, as required by California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), is commonly misunderstood,…
Answering Questions on Displays of Affection, Pronoun Use, Free Speech and More
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment General Counsel Bianca Saad, CalChamber Associate General Counsel Matthew Roberts and CalChamber Employment Law…
Religious Beliefs, Gender Identity and Harassment Prevention Training
We have a new hire who says the harassment prevention training section on gender identity is against her religious beliefs and asks to skip this…
Valentine’s Day: What Employers Should Know About Workplace Relationships
Over the last four decades, the instances of romances between coworkers have risen and fallen — and then risen again! From the 1980s to the…
CalChamber Hiring Checklist Makes Onboarding Easy
In this episode of The Workplace podcast, CalChamber Labor and Employment Vice President Bianca Saad and CalChamber employment law expert Matthew Roberts share highlights from…
Harassment Outside of Work? Employer Still Must Respond to Complaint
One of my supervisors just reported to me that they received complaints about harassment from a coworker but did not report them to us because…
CalChamber’s New, Improved Harassment Prevention Training Course
Harassment prevention training is now mandatory for employers with five or more employees, but it doesn’t have to be boring or involve old, corny videos…
New California FEHA Regulations ‘Clarify’ Definition of Employer
Heads up, employers — new Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) regulations are now effective. In June 2019, the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEHC)…
Reminder: New California Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Deadlines
I just read that the Governor signed a new law that changes the timing for the new sexual harassment prevention training. What are the new…
CalChamber Podcast: Texting in the Workplace and Other Cautionary Employment Tales
In last week’s episode of The Workplace, CalChamber Executive Vice President and General Counsel Erika Frank and employment law attorney Jennifer Shaw discuss the implications…
