NY A00641

Hotels and motels must provide interactive sexual harassment training to employees within 90 days of the law's effective date, covering federal, state, and local harassment laws, available remedies, and prevention guidance for supervisors

New employees must receive training within two months of hire, with refresher training required every two years thereafter

Employers must provide a multilingual "know your rights" brochure (in English, Spanish, Haitian French, Chinese, and Russian) at the start of employment and conspicuously post an employee bill of rights

Hotels and motels must certify annually to the Department of Labor by April 1st that training was conducted, submitting an electronic list of participating employees to receive a compliance certificate

Penalties for non-compliance are $500 for the first violation and $1,000 for subsequent violations; employers are prohibited from retaliating against employees who report training deficiencies or harassment complaints

The law excludes small family-owned and operated hotels, motels, and bed and breakfasts, and applies only to employees working 20 or more hours per week