Massachusetts Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Requirements

Massachusetts is at the forefront of addressing sexual harassment and discrimination in the workplace. According to Massachusetts law, employers must provide sexual harassment training to new employees within one year of hire, and supervisors must receive additional training to ensure timely and appropriate corrective action when responding to complaints

Who needs to be trained?

All new employees within one year of beginning employment. Additional training for new supervisory or managerial employees within one year of beginning employment.

How long does the training need to be?

There are currently no duration requirements for sexual harassment training in Massachusetts.

How often do employees need to be trained?

Employers must provide training to each employee once within the first year of employment.

What is required to be covered to be compliant?

A description and examples of sexual harassment.
A statement of the range of consequences for employees committing sexual harassment.
A description of the process for filing internal complaints about sexual harassment.
And more!

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