Time’s Up for Connecticut Companies: Employers Must Comply with Significantly Expanded Sexual Harassment Prevention Requirements

Over the past two years, in response to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, lawmakers across the United States have been evaluating laws related to sexual harassment prevention and passing legislation expanding such laws. Effective October 1, 2019, Connecticut joins this growing list of states. Since 1992, Connecticut law has required employers with 50 or more employees to provide sexual harassment prevention training to supervisory employees; the new law greatly expands these training requirements, as follows...