Time’s Up Act. Basics of the Time’s Up Act, new Connecticut mandating 2 hours of sexual harassment prevention training for employees: affected workers, deadlines, more
Your 3+ company will not be compliant with State law until EVERY employee has completed sexual harassment prevention training.
What is the Connecticut Time’s Up Act / Public Acts 19-16 and 19-93?
The Connecticut Public Acts 19-16 and 19-93 together enacted the Time’s Up Act of Connecticut. The Time’s Up Act went into effect on October 1, 2019 and applies to employers with three or more employees. The law is aimed directly at combating sexual harassment and sexual assault.
From a sexual harassment prevention training perspective, the new law requires impacted Connecticut employers to provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all employees by October 1, 2020. Thereafter, employers must provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to new hires within their first six months of employment. The Act also includes important notice and posting requirements which are not detailed here.
The Time’s Up Act applies to family businesses, including employees who are parents, spouses and children. Employees identified as being able to skip the training are only those who completed in-person mandatory training or participated in online training provided by the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities (CHRO) under another employer within two years before their hire.
The training provided must be interactive and meet or exceed statutory standards as applied to and by the CHRO.
The Time’s Up Act brings expanded penalties for non compliance. Employers can face penalties of up to $1,000 for violations, as well as to be held liable for punitive damages in lawsuits and also for complainant’s attorney fees via the CHRO.
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