Sexual Harassment Workplace Training and Investigations
Our team of experienced bilingual lawyers conduct workplace investigations, including workplace sexual harrassment investigations and trainings in Spanish.
Trainings
Companies in California with at least 5 workplace employees are mandated to offer sexual harassment prevention training to all employees. Our lawyers offer in office and webinar courses.
Does your company or organization require trainings to be conducted in Spanish? Call us for a free consultation at 415-272-1244, email us at karen@carreraworkplace.com, or click here to LEARN MORE ABOUT BILINGUAL TRAINING SERVICES.
Investigations
Our Team can help you create an effective anti-harassment program. Under California law all supervisors have a duty to take immediate and appropriate action in response to a complaint of workplace sexual harassment.
Does your company or organization need a sexual harrassment investigation to be conducted in Spanish? Call us at 415-272-1244, email us at karen@carreraworkplace.com, or click here to LEARN MORE ABOUT BILINGUAL INVESTIGATION SERVICES
Press Room
Karen Carrera is interviewed by Telemundo Channel 48 regarding the new labor protecting workers who work indoors from extreme indoor temperatures.
Telemundo Channel 48 interviewed Karen Carrera for her insights on Oakland's lawsuit against the Radisson Hotel, alleging wage theft affecting hundreds of hotel employees
Telemundo Channel 48 interviewed Karen Carrera regarding California's new sick leave law allowing workers to have five days of paid sick leave.
Telemundo Channel 48 interviewed Karen Carrera regarding a new California law granting pregnant women the right to work shorter days and have more rest time.
Telemundo Channel 48 interviews Karen Carrera regarding the workplace shooting of Latino farm workers by a disgruntled co-worker in Half Moon Bay.
Telemundo Channel 48 Interview with Karen Carrera regarding whether terminated Twitter janitorial workers were wrongfully terminated without proper notice.
We Are One Marin Podcast Featuring Karen Carrera
Listen to the We Are One Maring podcast at they sit down with Karen Carrera who co-owns VC Workplace Solutions, where she trains and investigates discrimination in the workplace. Join us for some continuing education as we learn how Marin works.
Telemundo Channel 48 interview with Karen Carrera regarding “New Employment Laws for 2022"
Entrevista con Karen Carrera en Telemundo, Canal 48, sobre: “Nuevas Leyes de Empleo Para 2022“
Telemundo Channel 48 interview with Karen Carrera regarding “ Employers Can Require Their Employees To Get COVID-19 Boosters Shots"
Entrevista con Karen Carrera en Telemundo, Canal 48, sobre: “Empleados Podrian Ser Forzados a Ponerse la Vacuna COVID-19 de Refuerzo“
Telemundo Channel 48 interview with Karen Carrera regarding “Can your employer require you wear a COVID-19 mask at work?”
Entrevista con Karen Carrera en Telemundo, Canal 48, sobre: “¿Puede su empleador exigirle que lleve una mascarilla COVID-19 en el trabajo?”
Telemundo Channel 48 interview with Karen Carrera regarding returning to work and COVID-19 vaccinations
Entrevista con Karen Carrera en Telemundo, Canal 48, sobre Regresando al trabajo y las vacunas de COVID-19.
Empresas deberán notificar a sus empleados si hay un brote de COVID-19
Workplace Training
You can schedule an on-site training by an experienced workplace attorney in both English and Spanish language.
On-Site Workplace Training
Click here to book an appointment for workplace harrassment training done right in your office by an experienced workplace attorney!
FAQ
Is a live training better than a recorded training?
The live training allows for more interaction. California law requries that employers provide harassment prevention training in a classroom setting, through interactive E-learning, or through a live webinar. E-learning training must provide instructions on how to contact a trainer who can answer questions within two business days. Any training must include questions that assess learning, skill-building activities to asses understanding and application of content, and hypothetical scenarios about harassment with discussion questions. Our in-person, E-learning and live webinar trainings comply with these requirements.
How often must employers provide this training and to whom should they provide it?
In order to conform with California’s SB 1343 training requirements, which modify AB 1825 training requirements, companies in California with at least 5 workplace employees are mandated to offer sexual harassment prevention training to all employees (at least 1 hour) and supervisors (at least 2 hours). As well as unlawful sexual harassment, the training must also cover other forms of workplace harassment, discrimination, bullying, and retaliation. Sexual Harassment Prevention and remediation must also be covered in the training.
What topics are covered by this training?
• The definition of sexual harassment under the Fair Employment and Housing Act and Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964;
• The statutes and case-law prohibiting and preventing sexual harassment;
• The types of conduct that can be sexual harassment;
• Strategies to prevent sexual harassment;
• Supervisors’ obligation to report harassment;
• Practical examples of harassment;
• The limited confidentiality of the complaint process;
• Resources for victims of sexual harassment, including to whom they should report it;
• How employers must correct harassing behavior;
• What to do if a supervisor is personally accused of harassment;
• The elements of an effective anti-harassment policy and how to use it;
• “Abusive conduct” under Government Code section 12950.1(g)(2);
• Discuss harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation, which shall include practical examples inclusive of harassment based on gender identity, gender expression, and sexual orientation.
How many employees can attend a training?
It depends on your workplace. You can choose a recorded training based on the number of people attending the training, or a live webinar/in person class room setting.
If you have a human resources department at your company, is it necessary to hire an investigator?
California law requries that investigations be conducted by experienced impartial neutral fact finders. Hiring an experienced workplace law attorney or investigator who does not work for your company is the best assurance of impartiality, neutrality and fairness to all involved. You want the final product or investigation report to hold up in court if it becomes necessary.
Are workplace investigations required under California law? If so, why?
Under California law all supervisors and employers have a duty to take immediate and appropriate corrective action in response to a complaint of workplace sexual harassment. Conducting a prompt thorough investigation has been interpreted by the courts and the California Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) as taking prompt corrective action. Having a policy prohibiting harassment and other misconduct, setting out a procedure for making complaints, and communicating this policy and procedure every six months, are ways that employers and schools can prevent and correct misconduct.
Our Team has conducted independent, neutral investigations of claims of misconduct for public and private employers in a wide variety of industries. Meticulous data collection, including witness interviews, as well as credibility assessments, form the basis for reasoned conclusions in written or verbal reports that can be used by employers and their attorneys to make employment decisions, or by universities as part of the Title IX procedure.
Our Team conducts investigations in a prompt, thorough and impartial manner whether it involves an established corporation, a medical practice, a restaurant, a Silicon Valley start-up, a university, a winery in the Napa Valley or a production facility in a remote location. Investigations can be conducted with interpreters of any language. Our Team speaks Spanish fluently and can interview witnesses in Spanish.
Are investigations privileged communications covered by attorney client privilege?
Investigations can be structured so that the attorney-client privilege applies between the attorney investigator and the organization. However, should the organization choose to waive the privilege in the future, the investigator is available to testify at deposition or trial regarding the investigation.
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