Sexual Harassment Training Requirements in Connecticut
Connecticut is another state where sexual harassment training is mandatory. The “Times Up Act,” an amendment to the state’s sexual harassment law signed through Public Acts 19-16 and 19-93, establishes significant changes on training requirements that employers should take into account. The law, which took effect on the 1st of October 2019, states the following key requirements:
Employers must provide a copy of information on the illegality of sexual harassment and remedies available to victims to a new employee within three months of being hired. The copy can be distributed in three ways: 1) through e-mail with subject line that includes words similar to “Sexual Harassment Policy,” 2) posted on the company’s website, 3) or an employer can send employees a link to the related webpage of Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO).
Employers with three or more employees must provide two hours of sexual harassment training to all their existing employees (supervisory and non supervisory roles) by October 1, 2020. Employees hired on or after October 1, 2019 must be provided such training within six months of their start date.
If an employer has less than three employees, two hours of training must be provided to all employees in supervisory positions by October 1, 2020. New supervisory employees must receive such training within six months of assuming the position.
Employers covered by this law are also required to provide “periodic supplemental training” every ten years to refresh employees on the training contents or reinforce key information.
Contents of the training must include information regarding the federal and state statutory provisions on sexual harassment and remedies available to victims.
