§ 28-51-2. Adoption of workplace policy and statement.
(a) All employers and employment agencies shall promote a workplace free of sexual harassment.
(b) Every employer shall:
(1) Adopt a policy against sexual harassment that shall include:
(i) A statement that sexual harassment in the workplace is unlawful;
(ii) A statement that it is unlawful to retaliate against an employee for filing a complaint
of sexual harassment or for cooperating in an investigation of a complaint for sexual
harassment;
(iii) A description and examples of sexual harassment;
(iv) A statement of the range of consequences for employees who are found to have committed
sexual harassment;
(v) A description of the process for filing internal complaints about sexual harassment
and the work addresses and telephone numbers of the person or persons to whom complaints
should be made; and
(vi) The identity of the appropriate state and federal employment discrimination enforcement
agencies, and directions as to how to contact these agencies.
(2) Provide to all employees a written copy of the employer's policy against sexual harassment;
provided, that a new employee shall be provided such a copy at the time of his or
her employment.
(c) Employers are encouraged to conduct an education and training program for new employees
and members, within one year of commencement of employment or membership, that includes
at a minimum the information set forth in this section. Employers are encouraged to
conduct additional training for new supervisory and managerial employees within one
year of commencement of employment that shall include at a minimum the information
set forth in subsection (b), the specific responsibilities of supervisory and managerial
employees, and the methods that these employees should take to ensure immediate and
appropriate corrective action in addressing sexual harassment complaints. Employers
and appropriate state agencies are encouraged to cooperate in making this training
available.
(d) Employers shall provide copies of their written policies on sexual harassment to all
employees upon their request.
(e) Employers shall be required to maintain copies of their written policies on sexual
harassment at their business premises, and copies of the policies shall be made available
to any state or federal employment discrimination enforcement agency upon request.