As reported in our recent client alert, New York State Division of Human Rights Releases Drafts of Long-Awaited Sexual Harassment Training Requirements, Policy and Complaint Form, employers must provide sexual harassment training to all of their employees.

The deadline for training, which had been January 1, 2019, has been moved back to October 9, 2019.

The state has also issued the final Training Requirements along with the final Model Sexual Harassment Policy and Model Complaint Form (copies of which can be found here). The due date for the policy implementation remains October 9, 2018, and employers are reminded that all new hires must receive a copy of the policy upon hiring.