Bill > H1037

This bill amends the existing laws in Massachusetts to encourage employers and labor organizations to provide non-discrimination training to their employees. The key provisions are: 1. Employers and labor organizations are encouraged to provide new non-supervisory employees and members with training on non-discrimination within one year of their employment or membership. 2. Employers are encouraged to provide at least two hours of training on workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation to all supervisory and managerial employees by January 1, 2018, and to provide such training every two years thereafter. 3. The training should cover information on federal and state laws prohibiting workplace discrimination, the available remedies for victims, and practical examples for preventing discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. 4. While an employer's compliance with the training requirements can be an affirmative defense against certain discrimination claims, it does not fully insulate the employer from liability for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. 5. The law aims to establish a minimum threshold for training, and does not discourage employers from providing more extensive or frequent training to meet their obligations to prevent and correct unlawful workplace conduct.

Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H1037