Preventing Harassment & Discrimination for Employees – California Course Overview

California Senate Bill 1343 (SB 1343) requires all employers with 5 or more employees to provide at least one hour of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to all non-supervisory employees within six months of hire and once every two years thereafter. This mandatory training requirement reflects California’s recognition that workplace harassment creates negative environments that ruin working relationships, lower productivity, and result in costly administrative actions and litigation. Harassment becomes unlawful when enduring offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment or when conduct is severe or pervasive enough to create a work environment that a reasonable person would consider intimidating, hostile, or abusive.

This comprehensive 1-hour course meets California SB 1343 training standards and provides employees with awareness of laws and issues relating to harassment, discrimination, and bullying in the workplace. Through realistic scenarios, employees learn to recognize discriminatory practices associated with race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, and other protected characteristics under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), enabling them to contribute to workplaces free from harassment and discrimination.

What You’ll Learn

✓ Recall state and federal laws protecting employees against discrimination and harassment

✓ Identify protected classes under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act

✓ Differentiate between harassment types including sexual harassment, abusive conduct, and discrimination

✓ Recognize harassing behaviors and understand what conduct is unlawful

✓ Take action to stop and report harassment following proper organizational procedures

✓ Understand employer prevention and correction obligations under California law

✓ Apply strategies to prevent harassment in daily workplace interactions

Preventing Harassment & Discrimination for Employees – California Course Content

Lesson 1: Introduction and Objectives

California’s SB 1343 employee training mandate, scope of training requirement, importance of harassment-free workplaces, course objectives, organizational commitment to compliance and respectful workplace, employee rights and responsibilities

Lesson 2: California Discrimination and Harassment Laws

Federal law (Title VII of Civil Rights Act, EEOC enforcement), California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), California Civil Rights Department, protected characteristics under FEHA, broader protections under California law compared to federal law, employer liability for harassment, employee rights to file complaints

Lesson 3: Sexual Harassment

Definition of sexual harassment under California law, two forms, examples of sexual harassment, gender-based harassment, pregnancy discrimination and harassment, harassment based on gender identity and gender expression, harassment based on sexual orientation, reasonable person standard considering circumstances and perspective of person experiencing harassment

Lesson 4: Other Forms of Harassment

Harassment based on race, harassment based on religion, harassment based on national origin and ancestry, harassment based on age, harassment based on disability, abusive conduct under AB 2053, bullying vs. harassment distinction

Lesson 5: How to Report Harassment

Importance of reporting harassment promptly, organizational reporting procedures, multiple reporting channels, what to include in report, documenting incidents, preserving evidence, protection against retaliation for reporting in good faith, investigation process overview, employee cooperation obligations, interim protective measures, employer’s duty to prevent and correct harassment

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Who Should Take Preventing Harassment & Discrimination for Employees – California

👥 All California Employees

Every non-supervisory employee regardless of role

🏥 Healthcare Workers

Clinical and administrative staff in hospitals, clinics, facilities

💼 Office and Administrative Staff

All employees in California workplaces with 5+ employees

🔧 Technical and Facilities Staff

Skilled trades, maintenance, and technical workers

📋 New Hires

Employees requiring initial training within 6 months of hire

🔄 Biennial Retraining

All employees requiring refresher training every 2 years

Certificate & Compliance

Upon successful completion, learners receive an official certificate of completion documenting their 1-hour California harassment and discrimination prevention training that satisfies SB 1343, AB 2053, and SB 396 requirements for non-supervisory employees.

The course includes assessments that verify understanding of California harassment laws, protected classes, types of harassment, and reporting procedures. Certificates are generated immediately and include training date and duration for regulatory compliance records.

Supports Compliance With:

  • California SB 1343 (employee harassment prevention training)
  • California AB 2053 (prevention of abusive conduct)
  • California SB 396 (harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation)
  • California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA)
  • California Government Code §12950.1
  • California Civil Rights Department requirements
Preventing Harassment & Discrimination for Employees – California Certificate of Completion

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MEET CALIFORNIA’S MANDATORY EMPLOYEE TRAINING REQUIREMENT

Give Your California Employees the Required 1-Hour Training

California law mandates 1 hour of harassment prevention training for all non-supervisory employees within 6 months of hire and every 2 years thereafter. Ensure compliance with SB 1343, AB 2053, and SB 396 while creating a respectful, harassment-free workplace for all employees.

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