CA SB1343

Expands sexual harassment training requirements to employers with 5 or more employees (previously 50+), effective January 1, 2020.

Requires 2 hours of training for supervisory employees and 1 hour for nonsupervisory employees, to be completed within 6 months of hire and repeated every 2 years.

Mandates training include prevention of abusive conduct and harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.

Requires the Department of Fair Employment and Housing to develop or obtain 1-hour and 2-hour online training courses and make them available on its website in multiple languages including Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Korean.

Establishes special provisions for temporary and seasonal employees to complete training within 30 calendar days of hire or 100 hours worked, whichever occurs first.