Delaware sexual harassment training compliance
Delaware requires interactive sexual harassment training for employers with 50 or more employees, with separate supplemental training for supervisors. Training must be repeated every two years and reinforced with a state-mandated information sheet distributed to every new hire.
Coverage scope
All employees within their first year of employment; supervisors must additionally complete supervisor-specific training within their first year.
Duration & frequency
- Duration
- No fixed duration; training must be 'interactive' and cover every required element. Supervisor training must be in addition to the base employee training.
- Frequency
- Every two (2) years for both employees and supervisors.
- New hires
- Within one (1) year of the start of employment or promotion to a supervisory role.
Every compliant program must include
Miss any one of these elements and your training fails the Delaware standard, even if every other detail is perfect.
The illegality of sexual harassment
Definition of sexual harassment using examples
The legal remedies and complaint process available to employees
Directions on how to contact the Delaware Department of Labor
The legal prohibition against retaliation
For supervisors: specific responsibilities to prevent and correct harassment, plus prohibition against retaliation
Recordkeeping
Employers must distribute a state-prepared information sheet on sexual harassment to every new employee at the start of employment and to every existing employee. Training records should be retained for the duration of employment plus a reasonable period after.
Penalties & enforcement
Failure to comply may be considered when evaluating an employer's affirmative defense in a harassment claim. Department of Labor may also seek compliance orders.
Delaware Department of Labor, Office of Anti-Discrimination.
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