SB 396 Summary

• Requires employers with 50+ employees to include training on harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation as part of mandatory supervisor sexual harassment training (minimum 2 hours within 6 months of supervisory position and every 2 years thereafter).

• Mandates all employers post a Department of Fair Employment and Housing poster regarding transgender rights in a prominent and accessible workplace location.

• Expands the definition of "individual with employment barriers" under the California Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act to include transgender and gender nonconforming individuals, making them eligible for workforce development services.

• Authorizes appointments to the California Workforce Development Board to include representatives from community-based organizations serving transgender and gender nonconforming individuals.

• Takes effect October 15, 2017, with provisions allowing incorporation of amendments if Assembly Bill 957 is also enacted.