Workplace Sexual Harassment Prevention Training: Is it Required for Remote Employees?
It's not new news that the number of employers with remote employees has increased, following the pandemic. We are reminded as employers to monitor employment laws and ensure compliance in all jurisdictions in which we have employees performing work. Employment laws such as discrimination, anti-harassment, wage and hour, and leaves of absence may indeed cover employees performing work in remote locations---even if their employer does not have a physical presence there. There are several jurisdictions that require employers to provide sexual harassment and/or bystander intervention training to their employees. To evaluate whether state and local training requirements apply, employers should engage two types of analysis to determine the following: if they are a "covered employer" under a state or local law, and, if yes whether the remote employee is a "covered employee" under those laws. JD Supra (Proskauer) provides a summary of only some states (not all) of t...