On September 30, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 973, which enacted Government Code Section 12999 authorizing California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) to receive, investigate, mediate, and prosecute complaints of unfair and discriminatory pay practices, including violations of equal pay laws. Under this new law, private California …
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California’s New Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements For Employers
California Senate Bill 1343 amends Government Code Section 12950 and 12950.1 to require employers with five (5) or more employees to provide at least two (2) hours of sexual harassment training to managerial employees and at least one (1) hour of sexual harassment training to nonmanagerial employees by January 1, 2020, and once every two …
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California Ushers In Wave Of Sexual Harassment Laws In Wake Of #MeToo Movement
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed a number of sexual harassment bills into law, which take effect January 1, 2019. Many of these laws were approved to address persistent sexual harassment issues in the workplace and elsewhere, as highlighted by the #MeToo movement. Below is an overview of the new sexual harassment laws, which affect …
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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing Releases New Workplace Harassment Guide For Employers
In May, the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) released a Workplace Harassment Guide. The new step-by-step guide, available here, provides employers with specific recommended practices to prevent harassment in the workplace, to respond employee complaints of harassment, and to conduct a fair investigation of the employee’s complaint. Prepared by DFEH’s California Sexual …
California DFEH Launches “Intake To Decision” Video Series
by Sayema Hameed The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (“DFEH”), which investigates, mediates and prosecutes employment violations under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, has launched a new video series, “DFEH Intake To Decision,” to educate employees, employers and the public at large about the employment discrimination complaint process. “DFEH Intake To Decision” …
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