Delaware Harassment Training Laws
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Summary:
All Delaware employers, which employ 50 or more employees, must
provide sexual harassment training to all employees every two years
What changed:
On August 29th, 2018, Delaware signed into law
sexual harassment training requirements effective January 1st, 2019
Relevant Delaware laws1:
Del. Code Title 19, 711A (g); House Substitute 1 for
House Bill 360
What companies must provide training:
Employers having 50 or more employees in
Delaware2
Who must be trained:
All employees (excludes contractors or temporary workers,
unless an Employment Agency)3 and supervisors4
How frequently must employees be trained:
Every 2 years
When must employees be trained:
Within 1 year of being hired or promoted to supervisor.
All existing employees5 must be trained by January 1st, 2020
Minimum training requirements for all employees:
-
Interactive training and education regarding the prevention of sexual
harassment including:
- The illegality of sexual harassment
- The definition of sexual harassment using examples
- The legal remedies and complaint process available to the employee
- Directions on how to contact the Department
- The legal prohibition against retaliation
-
Additional interactive training to all supervisors including:
- The specific responsibilities of a supervisor regarding the prevention
and correction of sexual harassment
- The legal prohibition against retaliation
- There is no minimum amount of training time so long as the training meets
the minimum standards required
- The law does not codify the requirements for training to be considered
interactive
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- House Substitute 1
for House Bill 360 was signed on August 29th, 2018 with
an effective date of January 1st, 2019 which amended Delaware Code
Title 19, Chapter 7, 711A (g) requiring harassment training. House
Amendment 2 to House
Substitute 1 for House Bill 360 removed the 90 minute training
requirement.
- Employers do not count applicants or independent contractors towards the
numerosity requirement under this subsection but should count unpaid
full-time employees, part-time employees, interns, joint employees and
apprentices
- An Employee is defined as an individual employed by an employer and
includes state employees, unpaid interns, applicants, joint employees and
apprentices BUT employers are not required to provide training to
applicants, independent contractors, or employees employed less than 6
months continuously. Employment agencies are the only employers required to
count and provide training to employees placed by employment agency under
this subsection
- “Supervisor” means an individual that is empowered by the employer to take
an action to change the employment status of an employee or who directs an
employee’s daily work activities
- Existing employees are those that were employed as of the effective date
of the bill which was January 1st, 2019.
- The law is silent on piggy-backing
The above should not be viewed as legal advice and
we always recommend speaking to your legal counsel where you have specific legal
questions.