Sexual harassment training is a form of compliance training common in organizations of sizes. Mandated by federal and Delaware laws, this training aims at preventing workplace sexual harassment in any form, including inappropriate remarks, unwanted physical contact, showing pornographic material, and qui pro quo. Use this one-hour training course for employees to stay compliant with all applicable laws. Sexual harassment training is vital to reducing workplace violence and ensuring a safe environment.
Required by Delaware
Employers with 50+ employees
Within 1 year of hire or promotion
1 hour (employees), 2 hours (supervisors)
Every 2 years
Harassment definitions, examples, reporting, retaliation, supervisor duties
All Delaware employers with 50 or more employees are required to provide sexual harassment training to their workforce. Employers should document completed training sessions to demonstrate compliance.
To comply with state regulations, new employees in Delaware must receive sexual harassment training within one year of their start date. The training must include definition, examples, complaint process & retaliation.
Supervisors and managers in Delaware are required to undergo additional, more comprehensive training to ensure they understand their responsibilities in preventing harassment.
All existing Delaware employees must receive sexual harassment training every two years to refresh their knowledge and understanding of appropriate workplace behavior.
Remote workers employed by Delaware-based companies must also complete sexual harassment training, as they are considered a part of the workforce under state law.
Depending on the nature of their employment agreements, independent contractors and temporary workers who work for Delaware employers may also be required to undergo training.
Upon completing this Delaware sexual harassment training course, participants will be able to:
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Sexual harassment training for Delaware requires employers with at least 4 employees to provide their employees with an information sheet about sexual harassment in the workplace. Additionally, employers with 50 or more employees must provide sexual harassment training to all employees and supervisors. The training must cover the illegality of sexual harassment, define it with examples, and explain legal remedies and the complaint process available to employees. Compliance with these requirements is essential to ensure a safe and respectful workplace environment.
In Delaware, employees must complete sexual harassment training every two years. Specifically, new employees must receive this training within 1 year of their hire date, and existing employees are required to undergo training every 2 years thereafter. Supervisors have additional training requirements and must complete training within 1 year of becoming a supervisor and then every 2 years.
Delaware State law requires sexual harassment training to cover the definition and examples of sexual harassment, reporting procedures, legal remedies, and protections against retaliation. Supervisors must also be trained on their responsibilities in preventing and addressing harassment. Training must be interactive and provided within the first year of employment or promotion.
Yes, online sexual harassment training is acceptable in Delaware. Employers can provide this training to their employees through digital platforms.
Yes, Delaware requires that sexual harassment training be conducted in an interactive format. This means the training must involve participant engagement, such as quizzes, role-playing, or discussions, rather than just a passive presentation. The goal is to ensure that employees actively understand and retain the information provided during the training.
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 the 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.
Yes, LGBTQIA+ employees are protected from workplace sexual harassment, just like all other employees. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, EEOC, has said that workplace harassment because of an employee's gender identity or expression is sexual harassment. Harassment that happens because someone doesn’t fit traditional gender stereotypes of masculinity or femininity is a type of sexual harassment. Workplace harassment against LGBT people is always rooted in other people's belief that they are not acting how a woman or man "should" act, therefore making it sexual harassment.
It is unlawful to harass a person because of that person's sex, including the person's sexual orientation, gender identity, or pregnancy. Learn more.
The amended sexual harassment training law in Delaware, which became effective on January 1, 2019, requires employers to provide sexual harassment training to all employees every two years. The new legislation mandates that employers in both public or private sectors with 50 or more employees must provide the training. Among others, the law requires that the training must be interactive and include a broad definition of sexual harassment with examples, as well as the legal remedies available for victims. Read more here.
The Delaware sexual harassment training law brings both supervisors and non-supervisory employees under its ambit. It includes full-time employees, part-time employees, seasonal employees, and interns. Further, individuals who are based in another state but work a portion of their time in Delaware must undergo the training. However, job applicants, independent contractors, and those employed for less than six months are not required to take the training.
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).
As long as your account is active, you can access the course. If you cancel your account, you will lose access to the course.
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.
There is a placeholder 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.
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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, completion certificates, and all training records.
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