It’s Time For a Policy Checkup: New California Discrimination and Harassment Policy Requirements Take Effect April 1

New, detailed requirements for discrimination and harassment policies are coming to California on April 1, 2016, and employers should prepare now to ensure they have written policies and procedures in place that comply with the new regulations. The new rules impose specific content requirements for harassment, discrimination, and retaliation policies (20 content items are covered), and also address how employers must define investigation procedures in their policies and the ways employers are permitted to disseminate these critical policies.