Bill > H4386

This bill seeks to amend Chapter 151B of the General Laws in Massachusetts to encourage employers and labor organizations to provide non-discrimination training to their employees. Specifically, the bill encourages employers to provide at least 2 hours of training on illegal workplace discrimination, harassment, and retaliation to all supervisory and managerial employees by January 1, 2020, and to provide such training to all new supervisory and managerial employees within six months of assuming their roles. The bill also specifies the minimum content that should be covered in the training, including information on federal and state statutory provisions, available remedies for victims, and practical examples on prevention. The bill clarifies that an employer's compliance with the training requirement does not insulate them from liability for discrimination, harassment, or retaliation, but also that a claim of lack of training alone is not sufficient to establish liability.

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/H4386