California Sexual Harassment Training 

This page explores:

• California Sexual Harassment Training Mandates
• Detailed CA Training Requirements and How They're Met with Once & For All
• Once & For All, California Employee and Manager Course Information
• Meeting Harassment Prevention Training Requirements in Multiple States
• How Mandated Training Can Provide Strategic Insights

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What Are the California Sexual Harassment Training Mandates?

Organizations employing 5 or more employees, including temporary and seasonal workers, are required to provide sexual harassment training to all employees and managers.

The Laws

California law (Government Code 129501.1) requires all employers of 5 or more employees to provide 1 hour of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to non-supervisory employees and 2 hours of sexual harassment and abusive conduct prevention training to supervisors and managers.

• SB 1343 requires sexual harassment prevention training for all employees. It supersedes AB 1825 which only applied to organizations with 50 or more employees and only required sexual harassment training for managers.
• SB 396 added gender identity, gender expression, LGBT and sexual orientation awareness as a mandatory topic and requires the training to include practical examples of harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
• Amendment AB 2053 added abusive conduct as a mandatory training topic.

Employee Requirement

• 1 hour of training, every 2 years
• Training may be completed in segments as long as the total training time requirement is met within the two-year period
• Temporary and seasonal employees must be trained within 30 days of hire or within 100 hours worked, whichever comes first

Manager Requirement  

• 2 hours of training, every 2 years
• Training may be completed in segments as long as the total training time requirement is met within the two-year period
• New supervisors must be trained within 6 months of hire or promotion to supervisor

Additional CA Sexual Harassment Training Requirements

• SB 396: Harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation
• Formal complaint process and contact information for CA
• Employee recourse/remedies
• AB 2053: Abusive conduct
• Mandatory reporting (managers)
• What to do if accused (managers)

Atana's Once & For All sexual harassment prevention training solution consists of 11 modules overall as well as a pre- and post-test.  Organizations select the modules they need or want to meet state requirements and achieve their training goals. The tables below show mandatory and optional modules for California employees and managers.

Modules are fully interactive and include video clips, knowledge checks and behavioral assessments. They are available in English and Spanish.

Once & For All has been vetted by a top U.S. law firm. Learn about our 200% Compliance Guarantee.

If your organization has employees in California as well as in states with a different or no sexual harassment training mandate, we will work with you to ensure the most effective deployment possible. Explore our Sexual Harassment Training Compliance Guide for information on training mandates by state.

Compliance training is one of the most underutilized strategic advantages in today’s organizations. Done right, this training can go beyond harassment prevention instruction to:

• Assess employee attitudes
• Capture what learners will actually do
• Provide insights and tools to overcome barriers to real behavior change 

As one of Atana's premium behavior-based courses, Once & For All enables you to gain these advantages. It combines immersive learning with scientifically rigorous behavioral assessments embedded in the course. Aggregated learner data, visualized on a dashboard, yields insights that help organizations surface cultural blind spots early, target interventions precisely, and connect training to outcomes leaders care about such as productivity, retention, and risk reduction.

Learn more about Atana's Organizational Insights.