Preventing Workplace Harassment, Discrimination, and Retaliation

 Post a poster developed by the DFEH regarding transgender rights in the workplace;  Distribute a sexual harassment information sheet to all employees in a reliable way, such as with the employees’ paychecks. You may obtain an information sheet from the DFEH or the California Department of General Services, or you may draft your own information sheet or include the information in your policy. If you draft your own information sheet, it should include the following:

1. A statement that sexual harassment is illegal;

2. The definition of sexual harassment under state and federal law;

3. A description of sexual harassment, including examples;

4. The public entity’s internal complaint process that is available for each employee;

5. The legal remedies and complaint process available through the DFEH;

6. Directions on how to contact the DFEH; and

7. Notice of protection from retaliation for opposing unlawful discrimination and harassment.

 Effective April 1, 2016, the law requires employers to have a harassment, discrimination, and retaliation prevention policy that sets forth its complaint and investigation procedures.

You may obtain one free copy of the poster and the information sheet from your local DFEH office or online at www.dfeh.ca.gov. You may also obtain multiple copies from the Office of Documents and Publications in the Department of General Services. Make sure you have the most recent version of the poster.

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Reliable ways to distribute your sexual harassment information sheet include: 1) distributing it as part of an orientation/employment packet to new hires; 2) re- issuing the information sheet to employees on a regular basis; 3) including the required data in your employer’s harassment prevention policy; or 4) permanently posting the information sheet at all work sites in prominent and accessible locations.

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