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Featured in the Los Angeles Times and latimes.com, August 8, 2007 Anti-harassment training rules If your California small business regularly employs 50 or more people, including temporary workers and independent contractors, state law requires you to provide training for your supervisors to guard against sexual harassment. Under the final version of the training regulations, which will go into effect Aug. 17, employers can use online tools to offer the training….At least one expert still believes in-person training is more useful. "The good old-fashioned face-to-face is more effective, especially in this type of thing," said Elizabeth Ison, a trainer and principal at the Ison Law Group, an employment law firm in Sacramento. The real learning often takes place during the questions and answers that arise when discussing sample cases, said Ison, who charges $1,500 for two hours of in-person anti-sexual harassment training. Although many small businesses can't afford in-person training, they should ensure that their supervisors are trained. There are no fines for ignoring the regulation, but business owners leave themselves exposed to potential legal liability, she said. "If you get sued and haven't done sexual harassment training, you can kiss the one affirmative defense you have goodbye. It's not going to look good," Ison said. She also advises employers to take a broad view of the term "supervisor." Even those with temporary supervisory duties, such as an assistant or secretary, could fall under the definition and require training, she said. For details on the regulation, go to www.fehc.ca.gov. Credit: Special to The Times Reproduced with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without permission.
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