I’m moderating a panel discussion on best practices for how to hire and retain good employees at the Western Food Service and Hospitality Expo (WFHE). The panelists are Joseph Pitruzelli owner of Wurstküche, Francis Drelling General Counsel at Specialty Restaurants Corporation, Naz Moin former director of Human Resources at PizzaRev, and Madelyn Alfano owner of
I’ve been conducting many harassment prevention trainings for clients during the last few weeks. Employers in California with 50 or more workers must provide at least two hours of sexual harassment prevention training to all supervisors. The regulations regarding the training is becoming more and more detailed. Therefore I thought it would be good to
Employers in California with 50 or more workers must provide at least two hours of sexual harassment 
prevention training to all supervisors. The requirements of what topics this training must include has changed since AB 1825 was passed requiring the training. For example, AB 2053 required as of January 2015 “prevention of abusive conduct as
AB 2053 was signed into law by Governor Brown, and as of January 1, 2015, employers have to 
comply with new obligations regarding the sexual harassment training already required for some employers under California law. Here are five issues employers should understand about AB 2053.
1. What are employer’s current obligations to have supervisors attend