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Discrimination, harassment and retaliation prevention handbook statement [5+ employees]: California

This resource explains when California employers with five or more employees should include a discrimination, harassment and retaliation prevention handbook statement to inform employees, including supervisors, about workplace protections and to demonstrate compliance with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA).

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by Amy E. Mendenhall, Judith A. Paulson and Susie Wine, Littler

When to include

[insert intro text here] California employers that regularly employ five or more individuals are covered under the Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) for discrimination and harassment purposes and should consider including this statement in their handbook.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Customizable handbook statement
  • Guidance for employers
  • Additional resources

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Jurisdiction: California

Latest updates

Updated statement to clarify that discrimination and harassment are also prohibited based on association or perceived association with someone who is perceived to have one or more protected characteristics.

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Littler

Littler, the largest global employment and labor law practice, exclusively represents the global employer community in all aspects of employment and labor law. Littler litigates, mediates and negotiates some of the most influential employment law cases and labor contracts on record.

Littler’s practice areas are extensive and their expertise crosses over multiple industries and spans a wide array of employment law areas such as discrimination and harassment, labor management relations, executive compensation, ERISA and benefit plan litigation, leaves of absence and disability accommodation, hiring, performance management and termination, employment practices audits and wage and hour.

Littler is the exclusive author of Brightmine’s prestigious Employee Handbook. Their experience with preparing employee handbooks and their ongoing contributions to Brightmine in the areas of federal and state leaves of absence, disabilities and multistate employer issues made them a natural fit to partner with us on the creation of a robust set of model handbook policy statements and guidance for federal, state and key municipalities.

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