Reminder for Employers to Review and Update Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and Provide Annual Training
Since July 1, 2024, most California employers have been required to maintain a Workplace Violence Prevention Plan and provide related training at least annually. As we approach the two-year anniversary of this requirement, employers should review and update their plan (as appropriate) and provide annual training to employees.
Employers Have New Obligations Regarding Employee Personnel Files in 2026
Effective January 1, 2026, Senate Bill 513 adds “education or training records” to the category of personnel records that employers must make available to employees or their representatives and specifies the information that must be included as part of those education or training records.
2025 Workplace Violence Prevention Plan Review, Revision, and Retraining Obligations
As California approaches the one-year anniversary of the implementation of legislative measures intended to prevent and respond to workplace violence, and the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health continues to work on revisions to its draft workplace violence prevention standard, employers must review and potentially revise their workplace violence prevention plans and provide annual training to employees.