Del Code Ann. tit. 19, § 711A(g)

EMPLOYERS: as of 2019

Employers with 50 or more employees in Delaware must train:

All employees:

• Within one year of beginning employment for new employees.

• Within one year of the law’s effective date for existing employees.

Special training requirements for supervisors:

• Within one year of beginning employment as a supervisor for new supervisors.

• Within one year of the law’s effective date for existing supervisors.

Employers are not required to provide training to:

• Applicants.

• Independent contractors.

• Employees employed less than six months continuously.

• Employees employed by employment agencies (the employment agency is responsible for training their employees).

DE HARASSMENT TRAINING CONTENT REQUIREMENTS

The training must include:

• The illegality of sexual harassment.

• The definition of sexual harassment using examples.

• The legal remedies and complaint process available to the employee.

• Directions on how to contact the Delaware Department of Labor.

• The legal prohibition against retaliation. The training for supervisors must include:

• The specific responsibilities of a supervisor regarding preventing and correcting sexual harassment.

• An explanation that retaliation is unlawful and prohibited.

HOW OFTEN IS HARASSMENT TRAINING REQUIRED IN DE?

Format

The training must be interactive.

Frequency

Every two years.