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Monday, November 19, 2018

NEW LAW: New York City Independent Contractors Must Receive Sexual Harassment Training

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NEW LAW: New York City Independent Contractors Must Receive Sexual Harassment Training
All independent contractors in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and the Bronx must receive sexual harassment training if there are more than fifteen (15) employees / independent contractors.

 The NYC Commission on Human Rights recently released guidance on the "Stop Sexual Harassment Act" which requires employers to provide sexual harassment training to its employees on an annual basis.  

The guidance clarifies that the law requires all employers with fifteen (15) or more employees (which includes independent contractors) to provide training to all independent contractors who have performed work for the employer for more than 90 days or 80 hours in a calendar year. All employers who have more than 15 employees/independent contractors must ensure they are compliant with the new law which takes effect on April 1, 2019.

 Employers should visit - sexualharassmenttrainingny.com to get your employees and independent contractors trained today. 

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Friday, November 09, 2018

Why Employers Should Outsource Sexual Harassment Trainings & Policies

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Why Employers Should Outsource Sexual Harassment Trainings & Policies
Many employers are saying that they will write sexual harassment policies and conduct the mandatory trainings themselves, but they will quickly find that doing it themselves is a big mistake.

Beyond the heavy burden of compliance with Labor Law 201-g (NYS) and Local Law 96 (NYC), employers who do the trainings themselves will have to repeatedly train their staff every time they have a new hire (NYS requires as soon as possible from start date whereas NYC requires training within 90 days). 

Moreover, there are ramifications for employers who do not have their employees take the training (i.e., it's a misdemeanor and likely will trigger an EPLI insurance provider to disclaim coverage in a prospective sex discrimination lawsuit). With risk avoidance being the key to these new laws, a sexual harassment vendor should offer the following:
  1. A system to track that employees took the training in anticipation of a Department of Labor audit;
  2. A system to track that the sexual harassment policy and complaint form were distributed in writing and agreed to be followed (i.e., clickwrap) by the employee - distribution of these documents is also required;
  3. A branded policy and training, with both addressing all types of discrimination, beyond just sexual harassment, because the employer may face a discrimination suit on a different protected class and wouldn't want to have to explain to a jury why they only cared about sex discrimination, not the applicable protected class (e.g., race, marital status, disability, etc.); and
  4. Most importantly, a digital on-demand product because the training needs to be instantly available to new employees 
Lieb Compliance offer employers a web-based, on-demand interactive video training platform. While we understand that there are many vendors who train on sexual harassment, most of them don't offer online trainings in compliance with both Labor Law 201-g and Local Law 96. Further, most don't offer to digitally distribute a branded company policy and a tailored complaint form, which are both required under laws. Still further, our competitors rarely offer an opportunity for employers to require that their employees affirmatively agree to be bound by their policy through a digital clickwrap receipt. Please understand that our system goes above and beyond to make compliance easy. We include security checkpoints, randomized quiz questions, note-taking, and the ability for employees to ask questions of the instructor. We even offer monthly user reports so employers can monitor their team's compliance.  
Many "lawyers" teach, but being licensed isn't enough, being dynamic is everything when presenting emotion-ridden topics to employees. Our courses are led by Andrew Lieb, Esq., who founded Lieb Compliance and is our Chief Compliance Officer. Andrew is a prolific author and has trained tens of thousands of employees and independent contractors nationally on compliance topics. He's taught on the college level (human sexuality), he's taught corporate compliance and he even operates a New York State licensed school. Simply stated, he's our secret sauce. 

We encourage you to learn more about our Sexual Harassment Prevention Trainings and Services.



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Tuesday, September 04, 2018

33 Days Until NYS Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training

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33 Days Until NYS Mandatory Sexual Harassment Training
We are on the countdown until the start of mandatory sexual harassment trainings in NYS.

 Just 33 days until the October 9 start date. Remember, all employees must be trained before 1/1/2019.

 Lieb Compliance is offering onsite, on-demand web-based interactive videos and/or live trainings at our training center at 308 W. Main Street, Smithtown New York.

 All trainings will be instructed by employment law litigators so that our content is immersive with real world examples.
To schedule your company's training - email info@liebcompliance.com the following information:
  • Company name
  • Your name / position / title 
  • Your telephone number
  • Your email address
  • Total amount of employees at your company
  • Whether you have a policy already in place (also required)
  • Whether your employees are computer literate
  • What days / times you request a training
Within 48 hours, a representative from Lieb Compliance will be in contact to solve your compliance obligation.
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Tuesday, August 28, 2018

ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS | Sexual Harassment Trainings ARE NOW MANDATED IN NYS | Lieb Compliance Offers Solutions

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ATTENTION ALL EMPLOYERS | Sexual Harassment Trainings ARE NOW MANDATED IN NYS | Lieb Compliance Offers Solutions
Every employer in New York State is required to provide employees with sexual harassment prevention training pursuant to Section 201-g of the Labor Law.

The Burden - All employees MUST complete the training before January 1, 2019. This training must be:
  • Interactive with participation 
  • Accommodate questions 
  • Answer questions
  • Enable employee feedback on the training and materials
Great news, Lieb School, already has a course that is approved for continuing education credits in the real estate brokerage industry -  Sexual Harassment & Brokerage. 

The Solution - Lieb Compliance is launching NYS Compliant Sexual Harassment Trainings for employers at our state of the art training center at 308 W. Main Street, Smithtown New York on October 1, 2018. Concurrently, Lieb Compliance is launching tailored online trainings because employers are required to train new employees within 30 days of start date.  

To schedule your company's training - email info@liebcompliance.com the following information:
  • Company name
  • Your name / position / title 
  • Your telephone number
  • Your email address
  • Total amount of employees at your company
  • Whether you have a policy already in place (also required)
  • Whether your employees are computer literate
  • What days / times you request a training
Within 48 hours, a representative from Lieb Compliance will be in contact to solve your compliance obligation.


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