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Montana Recommended, not required. Montana Department of Labor & Industry Nebraska Recommended, not required. Nebraska Equal Opportunity Commission Nevada Public sector: ● Training: Required harassment prevention ● Roles with required training: All state employees ● Time requirements: None ● Initial training requirements: within 6 months after an employee is initially appointed to state service ● Retraining requirements: Once every 2 years ● Nevada Equal Rights Commission ● Nev. Admin. Code ch. 284, s. 496. New Hampshire Recommended, not required. New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights New Jersey Recommended, not required. ● HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT CLAIMS UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT) (Approved 05/2015; Revised 03/2016) - Gaines v. Bellino, 173 N.J. 301, 313 (2002) - "Thus, trial judges must decide whether to charge proximate causation in hostile work environment cases in light of these conflicting precedents. This is because an employer has a duty to take reasonable steps to prevent unlawful harassment from occurring in the workplace. To determine whether defendant [employer's name] was negligent, you may consider the following: • Whether it had in place well-publicized and enforced anti-harassment policies; • Whether it had effective formal and informal complaint structures; • Whether it had in place anti-harassment training programs; and • Whether it had in place harassment monitoring mechanisms" ● New Jersey Division on Civil Rights ● HOSTILE WORK ENVIRONMENT CLAIMS UNDER THE NEW JERSEY LAW AGAINST DISCRIMINATION (SEXUAL AND OTHER HARASSMENT) (Approved 05/2015; Revised 03/2016) - Gaines v. Bellino, 173 N.J. 301, 313 (2002) New Mexico Public sector: ● Training: Required sexual harassment prevention training ● Roles with required training: All public primary and secondary education providers ● Time requirements: None ● Initial training requirements: At time of hire ● Retraining requirements: annually ● New Mexico Department of Workplace Solutions ● NMAC 6.60.9(c)(11).

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