NYC Stop Sexual Harassment Act training compliance
Beyond the statewide New York mandate, employers with 15 or more employees who work in New York City must comply with the city's Local Law 96. The NYC mandate requires bystander intervention training and additional NYC-specific protections, with three-year recordkeeping.
Coverage scope
All employees (including part-time, interns, and qualifying independent contractors) who work or routinely interact with employees in New York City.
Duration & frequency
- Duration
- No fixed duration, but content must satisfy all required elements; the NYC Commission on Human Rights publishes a free online training that runs roughly 45 minutes.
- Frequency
- Annually, every twelve (12) months.
- New hires
- As soon as possible after hire.
Every compliant program must include
Miss any one of these elements and your training fails the New York City standard, even if every other detail is perfect.
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
No fixed fine solely for missing training. Enforcement runs through the NYC Human Rights Law's general penalty structure: civil penalties up to $125,000, and up to $250,000 for willful, wanton, or malicious violations (NYC Admin. Code § 8-126). Failure to train materially weakens any employer defense.
New York City Commission on Human Rights (CCHR).
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New York City is one of 11 jurisdictions in our compliance matrix. If your employees work across state lines, the mandates stack: different durations, frequencies, and content per location. We handle that.
This page summarizes publicly available statutes and regulatory guidance, last reviewed July 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.
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