Requirements of Connecticut Employers
Under the General Statutes, Connecticut employers have many responsibilities and obligations. Employers must:
Post the CHRO sexual harassment poster (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-54(15) ).
A copy of this poster is embedded under the “Documents and Posters” section further ahead in this training. (P2001CT CHRO Compliance Poster: Sexual Harassment Is Illegal in English and Spanish)
Provide all employees information stating that sexual harassment is illegal and resources available to victims of sexual harassment (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-54(15)).
New employees must receive this information within three months of hire.
Continuing employees were to have received this information by October 1, 2019.
Distribution can be through paper copies, by email, by posting a link on a company intranet site and distributing that link, or by text message.
Train employees
Employers with fewer than three employees must provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training and education to all supervisors.
Continuing supervisors must receive this training by October 1, 2020, subsequently extended to January 1, 2021.
New supervisors must receive this training within six months of hire.
Employers with three employees or more must provide two hours of sexual harassment prevention training and education to all employees.
Continuing employees must receive this training by October 1, 2020, subsequently extended to January 1, 2021.
New employees must receive this training within six months of hire.
Training must be periodically supplemented, not less often than every ten years.
Employers Must Act on Reports of Sexual Harassment
Employers must act to eliminate sexual harassment and take corrective action (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-60(b)(8)).
This means that employers must immediately investigate and take action on complaints of harassment.
However, with limited exceptions, the employer can not modify the work conditions of the employee reporting the harassment without written consent.
