Sexual Harassment Training for New York City Employers
empathiHR provides sexual harassment prevention training for New York City employers through our annual program. We help coordinate employee and manager training and individual completion records while accounting for city requirements alongside New York State’s annual rule.
Plan for city coverage as well as state requirements
NYC adds local content, bystander intervention, and three-year recordkeeping. Coverage can include qualifying contractors and workers outside the city. We discuss those groups with your roster instead of assuming a New York State employee list answers every city question.
Hosted training for your team
Training is delivered through our hosted platform. Employee and manager content addresses their different responsibilities, with assignments informed by workforce locations and roles.
Completion records and follow-through
We coordinate rollout and completion tracking against your roster. Individual completion records help HR see participation and keep evidence of the training delivered. That gives your team a coordinated process instead of another training project to manage on its own.
An annual program, with support beyond training
Training is included only in the annual empathiHR program. The relationship also brings management guidance, phone/email and in-app reporting, thorough investigations, and proactive quarterly engagement. Owners, managers, and HR have an experienced resource for employee concerns, with more capacity to focus on running the business.
Start with your workforce and current training
Tell us your locations, employee and manager counts, and recent training dates. We review applicable requirements and explain the annual program, delivery, records, and pricing before you decide. Once you join, onboarding establishes the relationship and we coordinate rollout and ongoing support.
Coverage scope
Employees, interns, and independent contractors meeting the city’s more-than-80-hours and at-least-90-days tests, plus domestic workers under the city rule. New York State’s broader employee-training duty still applies.
Duration & frequency
- Duration
- No fixed minimum duration under the city rule; interactive content must include the required local elements.
- Frequency
- Each calendar year.
- New hires
- Complete training within the annual cycle when the city coverage tests apply. New York State separately encourages training new hires as soon as possible.
Every compliant program must include
Use these topics to review your program against the New York City requirements, alongside the agency sources and coverage details below.
All elements required under New York State Labor Law §201-g
Bystander intervention component
Information on the specific responsibilities of supervisors and managers
Description of NYC-specific protections, including the NYC Human Rights Law's broader scope
Information about reporting to the NYC Commission on Human Rights and contact details
Recordkeeping
Records of training completion and content must be retained for at least three (3) years and produced upon request by the NYC Commission on Human Rights.
Penalties & enforcement
CCHR can enforce the city training and recordkeeping requirements through the NYC Human Rights Law. Compliance with training does not excuse failures to prevent or respond to harassment.
New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR).
Keep training connected across your locations.
New York City is one of 11 jurisdictions in this reference. We help your team organize training and records around its workforce, with management guidance and investigation support when concerns arise.
New York City training: buyer questions
How does empathiHR help with New York State and NYC requirements together?
Do independent contractors count toward NYC coverage?
Is empathiHR training certified by New York City?
This page summarizes publicly available statutes and regulatory guidance, last reviewed October 2026. State and local mandates change frequently; verify current requirements with the enforcing agency or employment counsel before relying on this content for compliance decisions. empathiHR clients receive a written compliance matrix updated against their roster and locations.
Discuss training for your New York City team.
Training is included in our annual program. Tell us about your workforce, locations, and current training so we can explain the program and discuss the fit for your team.