Insight & Commentary on California Workplace Law Issues & Developments
On September 27, 2026, the Governor signed Assembly Bill (AB) 1803, which adds a component of anti-hate speech to harassment prevention training requirements.
Existing California Training Requirements
California employers with five or more employees must provide at least two hours of harassment prevention training to supervisory employees and at least one hour of training…
On October 1, 2025, California’s Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 303, which states that an employee’s assessment, testing, admission, or acknowledgment of their own personal bias, when made in good faith and solicited or required as part of a bias mitigation training, does not, by itself, constitute unlawful discrimination. This law amends the California…
In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill (AB) 547, which requires janitorial employers to provide in-person training in preventing sexual violence and harassment at least once every two years. However, due to concerns about safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the implementation of these training requirements was paused. The Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) announced…
