Spring Training for Your Supervisors!
Posted by Mari Bradford, Senior HR Director on March 1, 2025
Tags: Compliance, Training
Spring training is in full swing, which for many baseball fans means that our favorite teams have gathered in Arizona or Florida to practice and prepare for the start of the regular season at the end of the month. Spring is also a great time to audit your HR practices to ensure your company is compliant with all required training for your employees. If your company has five or more employees, there are two key training requirements to be aware of: Mandated Reporter and Harassment Prevention.
Mandated Reporter TrainingÂ
This California required training came into effect back in 2021 under AB 1963. If your company employs at least one minor (an employee under the age of 18) and also has five or more employees, it is your responsibility to provide training to your employees who are deemed to be mandated reporters.
Mandated reporters include direct supervisors of minors, as well as any Human Resources (HR) employees authorized to receive complaints of misconduct on your company's behalf. HR employees and supervisors of minors are required to report any reasonably suspected child abuse and neglect that they learn about in the scope of their employment. The failure to report this abuse may result in criminal penalties and even jail time.
CEA’s one-hour training will ensure that you satisfy your compliance obligation and allows your employees to engage in an interactive setting, with hypothetical questions and various scenarios.
Harassment Prevention Training
Remember, if you have five or more employees, all employees and supervisors are required to attend a Harassment Prevention training every two years. Non-supervisory employees must attend a one-hour training and manager and supervisors must attend a two-hour training class.
New hires and individuals promoted into a supervisory role must complete the training within six months of their hire date or promotion. Visit our Harassment Prevention Training Page for more information on training options to satisfy your compliance obligations.