New York Sexual Harassment Training Course for Employees

The New York State sexual harassment training is a training program that complies with federal and state requirements. Both employees and supervisors at all levels and working in the state of New York are required by statute to undergo this training. Like in the rest of the states, the aim of this training is to help reduce business liabilities arising from sexual harassment, discrimination, and conflicts in the workplace.

New York State requires sexual harassment training to cover these key elements:

• 1. Clear definitions and examples of sexual harassment.
• 2. Overview of federal and state laws protecting against harassment.
• 3. Steps for reporting harassment, both internally and externally.
• 4. Information on protections against retaliation.
• 5. Guidance on preventing harassment and bystander intervention.
• 6. Training must be interactive, involving quizzes or discussions.

This ensures employees understand harassment, how to prevent it, and how to respond if it occurs.

Administering sexual harassment training is easy with a ready-to-use course and a learning management system to deliver it. All you need to do is pick the sexual harassment training course for your state from ProProfs library. Alternatively, if you like, you can customize a course with your branding, company harassment policy, and make any changes you wish to. Next, you can simply upload a spreadsheet containing a list of learners or add them one by one. At ProProfs, you can do an automated sync with your HRIS. Take a look at this easy guide to learn How to Conduct Sexual Harassment Training.

As many as they want. Your account comes with 100+ ready-to-use courses including DEI, sexual harassment, OSHA, HIPAA & many more. There is no charge per course.

There are many options. You can bulk-upload contacts from spreadsheets, send email links to learners for self-enrollment, or connect ProProfs with your HRIS, which auto-syncs your contact database. Here’s a quick guide to learn How to Bulk-Import Contacts in ProProfs LMS.

Both supervisors and employees working in any organization in New York State must take anti-sexual harassment training. It is mandatory in the state for every employer to adopt a sexual harassment prevention policy. Employers are required to provide sexual harassment training to all their employees each year. It applies to all employers in the state of New York regardless of their size.

Employees in New York State must complete sexual harassment prevention training annually. This means that employers are required to ensure all employees receive the training at least once every year to stay compliant with NYS regulations.

The revised sexual harassment prevention model policy released on April 11, 2023 places a strong emphasis on gender identity discrimination, remote work, and bystander intervention. The DOL sets forth minimum standards and training that it requires of employers. These minimum standards remain unchanged from 2018. The policy was accompanied by new training materials, including a customizable template, video, and slides, designed to meet the state’s annual training requirements. Learn more.

This course is self-paced, and is available as soon as you open your account. You can assign the course to your employees anytime, and you can set deadlines for them. The course is always available to you, so you can require employees to take it again or as required by your policy or state (e.g. every two years).

You can archive the user if they leave your organization. The reports would remain intact, and it would free up the license so you can now train a new employee without any additional cost.

Yes. You can make any changes to the course, such as adding your logo, company information, or custom content. If you do make changes, please check federal and state guidelines to ensure you maintain compliance.

You will be able to administer and manage the course from your ProProfs Training Maker account. You can share the course with your employees using our Classroom feature. Or you may send them an email containing a link to the course if you prefer. Your employees can access the course via phone, tablet, or desktop. You can set up groups and automate course notifications & reminders.

There is a placeholder location in the course where you can add your company’s harassment policy. You can type in, copy and paste or even upload files directly into the training course, including: zip, doc, docx, ppt, pptx, pdf, swf, jpg, png, gif, flv, mp4, mp3, m4v. You can also add your policy to the classroom as a downloadable file.

Yes, online sexual harassment training is acceptable in New York. The training must meet the state's requirements, including being interactive, which means it should involve quizzes, questions, or other forms of participation to ensure engagement and understanding. This allows employees to complete the training remotely while still fulfilling legal obligations.

New York State does not require a specific format for sexual harassment training. However, the training must be interactive and include elements like quizzes, discussions, or other forms of engagement to ensure that employees actively participate and understand the content. This requirement can be met through online, in-person, or hybrid training sessions.

Yes. ProProfs Training Maker is a complete Learning Management System (LMS). You can automate reminders, ensure compliance, track all records, create groups & group admins, integrate with SCORM, xAPI & more. You can create course bundles & learning paths, and access insightful reports & analytics. You can also build your own courses for any other training needs.

The course completion and pending reports are automatically generated in your account. You can share access to these reports easily within your company. You can also use these reports to send reminders to improve completion.

You can pay a one-time annual fee and access the course for a full 12 months. We also have a monthly payment program that allows you to access the course on a month-to-month basis. Remember that your active subscription includes full access to all sexual harassment courses, more than 35 additional training courses, as well as completion certificates, and all training records.