TVNPA Offers Sexual Harassment Prevention Seminar

On Thursday, August 29, the Tri-Valley Nonprofit Alliance (TVNPA) is offering a sexual harassment prevention seminar. Starting in 2019, all for-profit and non-profit organizations state-wide with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment prevention training for their employees, and this seminar satisfies that requirement. The training is also open to non-profit volunteers and board members.

The seminar will be held from 8:30-11:15 AM at Hively (formerly Child Care Links), located at 6100 Owens Drive in Pleasanton. The seminar includes a one hour session for all employees from 9-10 AM and an additional one hour session for supervisory staff from 10:15-11:15 AM. For complete details and to register visit www.tvnpa.org. TVNPA members receive a registration discount.

Robert Nuddleman, a Pleasanton attorney who has specialized in employment and business law for over 20 years, will lead both sessions. Nuddleman encourages attendees to bring questions and share their relevant experiences during the sessions, and will incorporate role playing to make the seminar as engaging as possible. “This will be a great opportunity for attendees to get guidance in an extremely sensitive area from someone who has litigated sexual harassment cases for many years.”

Organizations that fail to complete the training by January 1, 2020 “could possibly be cited by the Department of Fair Employment and Housing,” says Nuddleman. “More importantly, the absence of training could be used as evidence that the employer failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment.”

“Most importantly,” Nuddleman adds, “educating employees about inappropriate workplace conduct, and what to do if someone is a victim of, or is aware of, potentially inappropriate conduct, can create a positive work environment.”

After 2019, organizations will be required to complete sexual harassment prevention training every two years. For FAQ’s visit https://www.dfeh.ca.gov/resources/frequently-asked-questions/employment-faqs/sexual-harassment-faqs/.

For more inform about TVNPA visit www.tvnpa.org.