An Act relative to sexual harassment workplace training

This bill (HD 848) requires all Massachusetts employers, employment agencies, and labor organizations to adopt written anti-harassment policies and provide annual training to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Employers must create policies detailing prohibited conduct, complaint procedures, and consequences by January 1, 2027, and provide written copies to all employees by that date. The annual training, starting January 1, 2027, must cover harassment examples, bystander intervention, internal/external remedies, and supervisory responsibilities, with a minimum of one hour per year. Employers must maintain records of policy distribution and training completion for five years and comply with specific interactive and content standards for the training.