Virginia Harassment prevention and training — Ask HR AI

What changes in Virginia

State posture: VSP fingerprint pathway under VA Code §22.1-296.2 for K-12 hires.. Governor Northam's 2020 executive order removed the conviction question from state-agency initial applications.

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Practitioner steps for Virginia

Step 1. Confirm whether Virginia mandates supervisor and employee harassment training (states like CA, NY, CT, IL, DE, ME, WA have specific thresholds).
Step 2. Post the required VA anti-discrimination notice and internal complaint procedure in every workplace.
Step 3. Investigate every complaint promptly using a documented process — the Investigator Mode in Ask HR AI produces a defensible memo.
Step 4. Retain training records for at least the statute of limitations period in Virginia.

Applicable Virginia statutes and references

Va. Code §19.2-392.2
Va. Code §40.1-27.4
Exec. Order 41
15 U.S.C. §1681 et seq. (federal FCRA)

Frequently asked (federal + Virginia overlay)

Which states require harassment prevention training?

California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, and Washington all mandate sexual harassment training on defined schedules — most on a 1- or 2-year cycle for supervisors and often for all employees.

How often must California employers train?

Every two years, with new hires trained within six months. Supervisors need 2 hours; non-supervisors need 1 hour.

What is the Faragher/Ellerth defense?

An affirmative defense available to employers who exercised reasonable care to prevent and correct harassment and where the employee unreasonably failed to use the complaint process.

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