What should be in my mandatory harassment prevention policy?

Employers in California must inform employees about their protections against harassment, discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. This is part of the employer’s duty to take all “reasonable steps” to ensure a workplace free from harassment.

This obligation includes posting and notice requirements, harassment-prevention training and creating harassment-prevention policies for employee handbooks. If a harassment-prevention policy is not already in your employee handbook, you should add the policy now.

Steps one through four outline the minimum legal requirements for a harassment prevention policy under California law. Keep in mind that your harassment-prevention policy must be.