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Harassment Prevention Training for Employers

Live, interactive sexual harassment prevention training for your whole team: a 1-hour session for employees and a 2-hour session for managers and supervisors. We deliver it on-site or live online and build it around your policies and your state’s rules.

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Harassment prevention training courses

Most employers bring the employee and manager sessions in-house so everyone hears the same message. We schedule around your shifts and locations and build in your own policy and reporting steps. HR teams can also join public courses on investigations and workplace law.

Understanding and Preventing Workplace Harassment for Employees
1 hour · interactive · private, on-site or live online
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Understanding and Preventing Workplace Harassment for Managers and Supervisors
2 hours · private, on-site or live online
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Workplace Laws for Managers and Supervisors
3 hours · public dates or private delivery
$269 member · $339 non-member
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Essentials of HR: Workplace Discrimination & Harassment Investigations
For HR · 3 HRCI credits & 3 SHRM PDCs
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Workplace Conduct and Compliance Response
Public dates · live online
$309 member · $390 non-member
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Quick answer

What is harassment prevention training?

Harassment prevention training teaches employees what workplace harassment is, including sexual harassment and harassment based on race, religion, disability, age and other protected traits, and how to report it. Manager and supervisor training goes further: how to respond to a complaint, how to avoid retaliation, and what the law expects a supervisor to do once they know about a problem.

No federal law requires private employers to provide it. But under the Supreme Court’s Faragher and Ellerth decisions, an employer can defend some harassment claims by showing it took reasonable care to prevent and correct harassment, and regular training is one of the main ways employers show that. A number of states and cities go further and require it by law.

By state

Sexual harassment training requirements by state

These states and cities require private employers to provide harassment prevention training. Several others, including Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island, encourage it without requiring it.

State or cityWho must trainLengthHow often
California5 or more employees2 hours for supervisors, 1 hour for everyone elseEvery 2 years. New hires within 6 months.
New York StateAll employersInteractive, no set lengthEvery year
New York City15 or more employeesInteractive, no set lengthEvery year
IllinoisAll employersNo set lengthAt least once a year. Restaurants and bars must add a supplemental training.
ChicagoAll employers1 hour (2 hours for supervisors), plus 1 hour of bystander trainingEvery year
Connecticut3 or more employees2 hoursNew hires within 6 months
Delaware50 or more employeesInteractive, with added training for supervisorsEvery 2 years. New hires within 1 year.
Maine15 or more employeesAdded training for supervisorsNew hires within 1 year
WashingtonHotels, motels, retail, security and janitorial employers with employees who work aloneRequired for those employersSet by the state for covered employers

Checked against each state and city law on September 30, 2026. For the full rules and a link to each law, see our guide to harassment training requirements by state. Your Catapult advisor confirms the current rules for every location before your session.

This summary is for general information and is not legal advice. Laws change, so confirm your obligations with your state or city agency, or an employment attorney.

Delivery

Harassment prevention training wherever your team works

In-person in Charlotte & Raleigh · live-virtual nationwide · trusted by Mecklenburg County, Markor & Concrete Supply.

How you’ll learn

Choose the format that fits your team

Catapult in-person harassment-prevention workshop
In-person workshopsAt your workplace, or public classes in Charlotte & Raleigh
Live virtual Catapult harassment-prevention class
Live virtualThe same live class, streamed to your desk
Private Catapult harassment-prevention training for teams
Custom private trainingBring a cohort in-house, built around your team
FAQ

Harassment prevention training FAQ

Is harassment prevention training required by law?
Not under federal law. California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware and Maine require it for many private employers, and New York and Illinois cover employers of every size. New York City and Chicago have their own rules, and Washington requires it for certain hotel, motel, retail, security and janitorial employers. Where it is not required, training still helps show that you took reasonable care to prevent harassment.
How long is harassment prevention training?
It depends on the state. California requires 2 hours for supervisors and 1 hour for other employees every two years. Connecticut requires 2 hours. Chicago requires 1 hour a year (2 for supervisors) plus 1 hour of bystander training. New York and Illinois set no minimum length. Catapult’s sessions run 1 hour for employees and 2 hours for managers and supervisors.
Do managers need different training than employees?
Yes. Employees need to recognize harassment and know how to report it. Managers and supervisors also need to know how to respond when someone reports a problem, how to avoid retaliation, and when to bring in HR. That is why Catapult runs a 1-hour employee session and a separate 2-hour session for managers and supervisors.
Can you deliver the training at our workplace?
Yes. Both harassment prevention sessions are delivered privately, on-site at your location or live online, and scheduled around your team. Your own policy and reporting steps are built in, so employees hear how it works at your company.
Will Catapult’s training satisfy my state’s requirement?
Our advisors build each session around the rules where your people work, including required length, topics and records, and confirm your state’s current requirements before the session. Some places add their own rules, such as New York’s minimum content standards, Illinois’s supplemental training for restaurants and bars, and Chicago’s bystander training. When you request training, tell us every state and city where you have employees.
Does harassment prevention training carry HRCI or SHRM credit?
Some of it does. Essentials of HR: Workplace Discrimination & Harassment Investigations is approved for 3 HRCI credits and 3 SHRM PDCs. Credit for other courses is listed on each course page.

Employment law guidance reviewed by Karol Dixon, Senior HR Advisor, and Cindy Satter, Senior HR Advisor, SHRM-SCP, PHR. See Catapult HR Advisors.

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