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.