Final New York State Sexual Harassment Guidance and Forms Issued Days Before Effective Date
On October 8, 2018 by Schnader in Client AlertsM. Christine Carty published a client alert, “Final New York State Sexual Harassment Guidance and Forms Issued Days Before Effective Date.”
“On October 1, 2018, just days before the October 9, 2018 deadline for compliance, the New York State Department of Labor (“NYDOL”) and the New York State Division of Human Rights (“NYDHR”) issued the final guidance implementing the new provision of the Executive Law that requires all employers to have a sexual harassment prevention policy and to implement sexual harassment prevention training for employees in New York State. The New York State agencies issued: (1) the final requirements for a compliant sexual harassment policy; (2) a model sexual harassment policy; (3) a model complaint form; (4) a model sexual harassment training module; and (5) FAQs.”
Click here to read the full alert. And read our prior alert discussing the minimum contents of a compliant sexual harassment policy and compliance training under the new law.